“Ready or Not” is a tactical first-person shooter in Early Access, where you must resolve tense situations with your SWAT unit. The game has 93% positive reviews on Steam and is currently available at a discount during the Autumn Sale 2022.
What kind of game is Ready or Not? The game is a tactical shooter from a first-person perspective. Players are thrown into various situations that they must resolve with their SWAT team. Ready or Not resembles the old Rainbow Six or SWAT games.
Here you can see a trailer for Ready or Not:
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Ready or Not – Trailer ‘No Room for Civility’
What does the gameplay of Ready or Not look like? Even though the game is a shooter, you should focus more on tactical approaches. The goal is primarily to apprehend criminals; blunt force won’t help you.
You have various ways to approach the situation: sneaking, yelling at opponents until they drop their weapon, or using gadgets that are non-lethal.
Here are some screenshots from Ready or Not
The game emphasizes a realistic setting, which is why it implements “the penetration of bullets and ricochets, Kevlar and plate dynamics, and the spread and impact of projectiles” (via Steam).
In the game, 60 different items are available for missions. From various optics, muzzle modifications, magazines to items such as shields or ladders.
There is also a coop mode where you can play with your friends online.
Even now, the shooter seems to be well-received in the community. Out of a total of 64,896 reviews, 93% are positive (as of November 26, 2022, via Steam).
How much does Ready or Not cost? The game is part of the discounted titles of the Steam Autumn Sale 2022. Therefore, you can get the game in Early Access at a lower price, with a 15% discount.
Instead of €35.99, you currently pay €30.59. The special offer is valid until November 29, 2022. That is when the Steam Autumn Sale ends.
The German Twitch streamer Trymacs had planned a big event for December titled “Kick auf Ice.” But now he has to change the event because Stefan Raab and his company are threatening him with a hefty fine. Trymacs expresses his disappointment towards his great role model.
Maximilian Stemmler, alias “Trymacs,” is one of the biggest German Twitch streamers. He regularly comes up with crazy ideas and is known for spending a lot of money.
Now, the Twitch streamer had announced a new event. With “Kick auf Ice,” a big event was supposed to take place at the end of December: well-known streamers and YouTubers were to compete against each other and play football on an ice surface. But it seems that this will not happen, as he explains quite disappointedly in a statement.
Stefan Raab has called for Trymacs to cease – streamer changes the event
What exactly happened? Stefan Raab, or rather his production company “Raab TV,” has called for Trymacs and his team to cease the event and threatens him with a fine of up to 500,000 euros.
According to various statements, it is also about protecting one’s own rights. For instance, GamesWirtschaft writes on Twitter: “In cases like these, it’s not about $$$ – but about protecting one’s own IPs and rights. One cannot just let it go unchallenged.”
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In his statement, however, Trymacs expresses his heavy disappointment towards Stefan Raab and explains in his video that he has always been a big fan of the TV legend and that he has been a role model for him (in the video at minute 1:07). However, he is less than thrilled about the warning and cannot understand it at all. We have embedded the entire statement here for you:
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What will we see now? An event will still take place, as they have already sold thousands of tickets for the “Lanxess Arena” and have also invited many well-known streamers such as MontanaBlack or Knossi.
For the new event, the ice will now simply be omitted; instead, they will play football as an indoor version. Instead of “Kick auf Ice,” the event is now called “The Big Kick.”
Why is Trymacs so upset? Just recently, Trymacs and Stefan Raab had “collaborated” at an event.
Because Trymacs had participated in this year’s Wok WM with other streamers. This was initiated by Stefan Raab in 2003 after he had offered it as a wager during “Wetten dass..?”:
A gamer bought a new PC with an RTX 3080ti. However, searching for a fault cost him several weeks. Later, he feels quite embarrassed about the mistake, as he emotionally explains. The community praises him for staying so persistent.
When someone buys a new gaming PC, they usually want to dive right into the latest games without much setup. The advantage of pre-built systems is that you can usually get started right away. While some people are willing to spend a lot of money on a gaming PC, there are also users who cheat to build a good gaming PC themselves.
A gamer also bought a new PC and was very happy at first. But after 2 months, the problems began, leading to weeks of troubleshooting.
Gamer overlooks faulty cable in his 3,000-Euro computer
What exactly happened? A gamer bought a gaming PC for around 3,000 Euros. With an Intel i7-12700k as the processor and a GeForce RTX 3080Ti as the graphics card, he had invested in a high-end system.
However, after about 2 months, his games crashed on his system. There was a black screen, and nothing else happened. In an emotional post on reddit, he explained that he had spent days trying to track down the error. The solution had been so simple that he felt like an idiot looking back.
What was the exact solution? The problem was indeed inside the PC. After opening it, he found out that one of his power cables wasn’t properly attached to the graphics card. Presumably, a cable had come loose from the graphics card without him realizing it.
After he properly secured the cable, he restarted the PC, and the problems were gone. In his thread, he writes that he feels like a fool for taking so long:
Then I go to the graphics card, and everything looks good except for a tiny gap in one of the 3 6 + 2pin connectors on the 2pin side. I felt like a fool, secured it, and restarted. Finally, the game worked properly again, and I immediately regretted not sticking to the basics and checking how the connections looked. After trying for weeks to find a complex solution, it had been so simple.
Community shows understanding and praises his persistence
How does the community react? Other users show surprisingly much understanding for the user. One explains that you surprisingly often have to return to the “basics” when dealing with computers.
Another user tells him: “Persistence is a skill that comes into play not only in PC troubleshooting.”
More gamers with problems: Other players also have issues with their expensive systems. Another gamer also bought a new system, but the frame rate never reached the values that the new hardware should actually achieve:
A very rare mount will soon be given away for players of World of Warcraft. This has sparked a discussion in the community: should certain content really be limited in availability? The Game Director Ion Hazzikostas has a clear opinion on this.
Which mount are we talking about? The Fel Drake is a special version of a black dragon that glows in places with the neon green of the famous fel corruption.
The mount is quite rare and sought after in World of Warcraft, as it comes from the trading card game that is no longer produced. Accordingly, there are collectors who pay up to $3,000 for the Fel Drake.
This is the problem with the mount: Since the dragon is only available for a limited time, it is considered an absolute collector’s item and rarity – and as something that can easily be missed. Those who did not play the trading card game or purchased packs never had a chance at the mount.
This sparked a discussion in the community that has been brewing for some time. The topic: FOMO, short for “Fear Of Missing Out”. This has long been a point of contention among players.
Certain content in WoW is only available temporarily. The best known are certain achievements, called feats of strength, which you only receive if you complete raids at the highest Mythic level, as long as they are active content.
Often such content is linked with rewards like titles and mounts that are never available again. Those who start later will never have the chance to obtain such an item.
Since the Twitch Drops, the community has been discussing in forums, on reddit, and other social media whether FOMO is still relevant, how long exclusivity should last, and whether such content truly needs to be inaccessible, especially when the only ones who have it no longer play.
One of the most famous FOMO mounts is probably the black Qiraji Battle Tank. Only a few players per server could obtain it in Vanilla WoW. Here you can see the rarest mounts in WoW:
His response to the question of whether content like Gladiator mounts and top-tier achievements will ever return is very direct:
I consider this extremely unlikely. Some of these very special mounts, rewards, and titles that exist at that time mean: You were there. You achieved this. And if you missed it, you missed it.
The vast majority, over 99% of all rewards in World of Warcraft, are things you can come back to years later and obtain. Kill old Mythic raid bosses and get their titles, farm the mounts. But for a handful of things, it’s really about being part of the experience. And when you see someone with it, you know they achieved it when it still counted.
We don’t want to expand this area too much, but we will probably keep it as it is.
Hazzikostas is only talking about content that can actually be earned in the game and not external rewards like the Fel Drake. Nevertheless, he clearly answers the question of whether FOMO content will ever be made available to new players.
With the release of Dragonflight, by the way, some content from World of Warcraft will also disappear irretrievably. You still have time to secure it:
The MMORPG Diablo Immortal is heavily criticized but brings in a lot of revenue. Now 129 servers have been closed, as the number of players is decreasing.
Blizzard made a lot of money with Diablo Immortal. At the end of July, a report spoke of 100 million euros, according to colleagues from mmorpg.org.pl, it is now said to be even 300 million euros.
Although the game has always been under strong criticism, it was especially a big success in Germany. The criticism was mainly about the monetization. Certain content and progress were tied to items that could be purchased:
In a second wave of closures, a total of 129 servers have now been closed, including several German ones. We will explain what you need to pay attention to and which servers are affected.
Blizzard closes several servers, characters, and in-game purchases remain intact
When were the servers closed? After November 23, the servers were merged.
Which German servers are affected? For German-speaking players, 13 servers have been merged. We list them here for you:
Akeba
Harrogath
Imperius
Vizjerei
Hemlir
Hratli
Segithis
Solarion
Larzuk
El’Druin
Tabri
Zolthrax
Qual-Kehk
What do I need to pay attention to? According to Blizzard, you do not need to transfer your characters or pay attention to other things. Your characters will remain intact and you can keep your purchased Battle Passes. Even special achievements for Challenge Rift will be transferred to the new servers.
However, it is different when it comes to names: If other characters already have your name on the new server, Blizzard will add a number to your name and offer you a free name change.
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Diablo Immortal: All 6 Classes in Brief Overview with Gameplay
More content for Diablo Immortal: Just recently, Blizzard presented its first major content update for the MMORPG. This includes a large new dungeon and a castle that you can conquer. MeinMMO presents the content in the following article:
For the first time in 6 years, World of Warcraft is getting a new class. The Evokers of the Dracthyr are one of the core features of the new expansion Dragonflight. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus helps you decide if this class is right for you.
Since November 16, you can play Evokers of the Dracthyr yourself if you have pre-ordered Dragonflight. From the release on November 29, you can then level the class up to level 70. The time until then is ideal to take a closer look at the class.
We provide you here with assistance to decide if the Evoker is something for you. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has already played the Evoker in alpha and is excited. He will even switch and play a spellcasting class for the first time in 12 years.
A good portion of the reasons for and against the Evoker are based on the personal experience of our expert author. However, we also looked at what other experts think about the Evoker – for example, on wowhead and in the class Discord.
In general, the rule is: If you are interested in the class, give it a try. Here, we mainly look at how Evokers perform in everyday WoW scenarios and at higher levels.
WoW shows the main features of Dragonflight in the gameplay trailer, fans praise: “Finally hype again”
5 Reasons to Play an Evoker
Evokers are a flexible spellcasting class with many builds
What sets the Evoker apart the most from most other classes is the range of options in how you can play it. Evokers can essentially deal damage and heal, but all in various builds.
From our experience, the different talent combinations for Evokers are significantly more extensive than for other classes. There are hardly any “must-have” talents, but many variants that are playable. This is partly due to how the spells of the Evokers are structured, which can be traced back to the five dragonflights:
Red: Damage spells that mainly deal damage over time (“DoTs”) and area damage (“AoE”)
Blue: Damage spells that are usually strongest against 1-3 targets (“Cleave”)
Bronze: Healing spells that primarily prevent damage
Green: Direct healing spells and healing over time (“HoTs”)
Black: Abilities with mixed or defensive characteristics
This leads to you either adapting to the situation or completely experimenting with what suits you: do you prefer to heal with direct spells or prevention? Do you prefer to deal damage with DoTs or fly like Deathwing across the battlefield?
In our guide, you will find detailed information on how to play the Evoker as well as example builds:
If you are used to Warlocks or Priests, you probably know spellcasting classes more as stationary, slow characters. Evokers are dragons with flight, and accordingly, the class relies heavily on mobility. The developers even emphasize this.
You can cast most spells while moving by “Soaring” and also have the ability to catapult yourself forward.
As a healer, you can quickly fly to allies and heal them, and both specializations can learn “Rescue”. This allows you to grab a party member and fly a long distance across the battlefield. Your friend can even continue casting spells.
Many of your abilities are connected with movements, allowing you to frequently change position. A little
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In FIFA 23 the Black Friday and the “Road to the FIFA World Cup” has now started, along with World Cup Icons in the event.
When does the event start in FIFA 23? The “Black Friday” in FIFA 23 started on Friday, November 25.
What does the event bring? The event started with small special packs for just 10 coins and will now repeatedly bring flash SBCs.
At 15:00, the “Road-to-the-World-Cup” cards were also released, prior to that the “Best of TOTW” had already been announced. At 19:00, World Cup Icons are also expected to follow.
Black Friday, Road to the World Cup, Best of TOTW and new Icons in FIFA 23
Update, November 25, 19:00: And now the first team of the “World Cup Icons” has also been released:
What are World Cup Icons? “World Cup Icons” replace the base and mid versions during the event and can be packed. The rating of the cards is between mid and prime, so they can be weaker than the prime icons.
However, they are said to come with other attributes, skill moves, and weak foot values that can be better than the prime version.
Update, November 25, 15:00: The “Road to the World Cup” team has been released.
This is the “Road to the World Cup” team
According to EA (via ea.com), the cards consist of players who have particularly distinguished themselves in qualifying for their countries. They receive an upgrade, but apparently, they are not dynamic cards that can be further improved.
Update, November 25, 09:00: Meanwhile, the “Best of TOTW” has already been released, which is currently available in FIFA 23. You can see the whole team here:
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How exactly the course of Black Friday will be this year is still open for now. As soon as there is more information, the article will be updated.
While the Best-of-TOTW was released during the event, it is also known that the regular TOTW will first be paused: There will be no typical TOTWs during the World Cup. This also affects the important rewards of the Weekend League in FIFA 23.
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In Destiny 2, the mysterious spaghetti face is flying in – Xur. He is the best NPC vendor for all Guardians who still have gaps in their collection. MeinMMO tells you where to find him and what his offerings look like.
What happened this week in Destiny 2? At the beginning of the week, it got musical in Destiny 2 when a developer revealed a secret that no Guardian had discovered since 2020.
Alongside this music secret, the already leaked community event also started. There, Misraaks asked the Guardians to make the Eliksni quarter a better and especially warm new home for the Fallen and their sweet babies. But what was supposed to be a two-week event ended after record-breaking 25 hours, as the Guardians exploited the already known “donation exploit”.
If you were still looking forward to a little story tidbit at the end of season 18, we unfortunately have to disappoint you. Leakers have already published the last cutscene, ruining the suspense early.
Season 18 has one last story detail in store for you.
All info about Xur on November 25, 2022 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
When does Xur arrive? The exotic vendor visits Destiny 2 every Friday at 6 PM. Everyone who still has gaps in their exo collection awaits him, as he is the easiest way to get exotics. It only costs you a one-way trip and some materials as payment.
Where is Xur? This is his location for the weekend
Xur’s position: Each week, Xur can be found at a different location. So you never know exactly where to find him.
Xur is located at the Tower in the hangar.
Xur’s inventory from November 25 – 29 – All exotics at a glance
What does Xur have to offer? As the chosen exotic vendor of the “Nine”, a mysterious group in Destiny 2, Xur delivers new weapons and armors weekly on their behalf to players. All characters, including Warlocks, Hunters, and Titans, can shop with him. Whether you are new to the game or already experienced Guardians.
Titan: One-Eyed Mask – Void Helm for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +12
Resilience: +17
Recovery: +3
Discipline: +20
Intellect: +2
Strength: +9
Total: 63
Hunter: Celestial Nighthawk – Solar Helm for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +3
Resilience: +15
Recovery: +16
Discipline: +6
Intellect: +15
Strength: +7
Total: 62
Warlock: Apotheosis Veil – Arc Helm for 23 Legendary Shards
Mobility: +6
Resilience: +9
Recovery: +17
Discipline: +2
Intellect: +13
Strength: +16
Total: 63
Legendary Armor Set: Unfortunately, the fact that Xur had two armor sets available was just a mistake. This week you only get one, which is “Xenos-Thal IV” (Warlock), “Stowed” (Hunter), and “The Current Future” for the Titan.
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Xur also sells legendary items and offers unique rolls for exotics from no longer available exotic missions from past DLCs every week. However, please note: You can only purchase the weapons if you own the appropriate expansion.
Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:
The exotic hand cannon “Fatebringer” (Beyond Light) with the perk “Field-Forged”
The exotic scout rifle “The Last Breath” (Beyond Light) with the perk “Moving Target”
The cost of the weapons: For these two exotics, the costs are each 1 Ascendant Shard, 1 Exotic Engram, 125,000 Glimmer, and 200 Legendary Shards.
Xur always has: You always get an Exotic Engram for 97 Legendary Shards from Xur, as well as the weekly quest to receive an exotic engram.
Trials of Osiris from November 25 – 29 – Map, Weapons, and Info
The Trials of Osiris are an endgame PvP activity and they take place every weekend. There is only one exception, which is when the Iron Banner event is active. Otherwise, Bungie refills the inventory of the 14th Saint with new Trials passes every weekend so you can increase your glory in the PvP endgame.
Which map is on for this week? The so-called PvP Trials always take place on a designated map.
The new map for this week is “Altar of Flame”.
“Altar of Flame” – Trials map for this weekend
If you are interested in playing the Trials with a fixed team, MeinMMO recommends the Callout maps via Warmind. This way, you can clearly communicate to your fireteam where the enemies are located on the map, which provides useful information for the entire team.
Here’s how to get your loot: The Trials of Osiris have a reputation rank system. Your top loot reward from PvP matches is currently available for:
Seven victories
50 rounds
As well as the infamous flawless run that takes you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run: Every week you can also expect a very special weapon at the Lighthouse, which you will receive as a Master version for your flawless run, i.e., 7 victories. The weapon can be earned until next Tuesday, November 29, at 6 PM.
As a reward, you will always receive an Adept weapon if you successfully make it to the Lighthouse.
The master weapon of this week is the Stasis Fusion Rifle “Burden of Guilt”.
Burden of Guilt – Stasis Fusion Rifle (Kinetic)
All Trials weapons have a Trials origin perk: “Quick Charge” – Improves reload speed, stability, aim assist, and range when you are the last surviving member of your fireteam or fighting alone.
You can focus your Trials Engrams on your desired weapon at the 14th Saint. In addition, there are enhancement prisms and ascendant shards. Remember that your reward increases even further once you have a full pass – even if you have lost one or two games.
When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris start today, November 25, at 6 PM, and end with the weekly reset on November 29 at 6 PM.
What do you think about the leakers taking the surprise away from you and revealing the season’s end? Feel free to leave us a comment here on MeinMMO.
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In Call of Duty Warzone 2 the ping for each player when logging in for the first time is neutral and thus white. However, to make your markings stand out on the map, we will show you a setting that allows you to change the ping color.
What is ping? Ping is an important feature in Warzone 2 and the DMZ mode. You can use it to mark locations, vehicles, or contracts, giving your team instructions without direct communication. Therefore, it is important that the color stands out from the map.
When you log in for the first time in Warzone 2, you will quickly notice that your ping is white. This is counterproductive, as it does not stand out from the other symbols and colors on the map. We will show you a setting to quickly solve this problem.
How to change the ping color: To change your ping color, you need to start as follows:
Open the settings in Warzone 2 or DMZ
Now go to the “Interface” menu item
Now go to the “Color customization” point
Scroll down to the “Neutral” point
The “Neutral” point represents your pings in this case
If you activate this point, you can choose your own color
Now you have colored your ping
Here is the setting with the change to pink
Why is my color not changing? The system behind it is somewhat opaque, and at first glance, you will not notice any differences. The ping has changed, but only when you look at your terrain from the first-person perspective. The ping color on your map remains white. Whether this is intended or if it is a bug is not known.
If further information becomes known, we will update our article and provide news. Until then, this is the only method to change the ping color.
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Marcel “MontanaBlack“ Eris (34) is one of the most successful German streamers on Twitch. However, he has been dissatisfied with his streaming home for quite some time and has already threatened to withdraw from the platform. In December, his project is set to launch on the streaming service Joyn.
What kind of project is this? With “Get Away”, MontanaBlack gets his own show on the streaming platform Joyn: Joyn is a joint project of several media companies, including the channels ProSieben and Sat 1. Advertising is ubiquitous when watching one of the channels.
In addition to the media libraries of individual TV channels, Joyn has its own productions. This is not the first project for the streaming platform with a streamer: In July, “Knossis Kingdom” with the German entertainer Jens “Knossi” Knossalla was already broadcast there.
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Career and Life of MontanaBlack in 2 Minutes: What Makes Him Unique?
What is the show with MontanaBlack about? “Get Away” is supposed to be an escape show. In a decommissioned prison, some of the biggest German influencers will have to face individual and team challenges to escape from prison in the end.
MontanaBlack is expected to serve as host and accomplice alongside ProSieben moderator Steven Gätjen (e.g., Joko & Klaas against ProSieben). He will likely assist or hinder the participants in their escape attempts.
The grand finale is expected to feature a “particularly surprising challenge”.
Included is the streamer who replaced him as German number 1
Who are the participants? 4 German influencers will compete against each other in Get Away. Among them are some of the biggest Twitch streamers in Germany:
YouTuber Kayla Shyx is the only woman in the group
When will the show air? Get Away is supposed to be a live show and will be broadcast on December 11 at 6:00 PM on Joyn. A page for the show has not yet been created, but it can be assumed that Get Away will be free to watch.
Actually, MontanaBlack has wanted to leave Twitch for years
Why is MontanaBlack dissatisfied with Twitch? In a talk with YouTuber Staiy, MontanaBlack spoke in September 2022 about his dissatisfaction with his streaming home. There are 3 things in particular that bother the streamer about Twitch:
In the past, MontanaBlack had repeated trouble with Twitch for violating the platform’s strict rules on sexual topics. After he wanted to give young men advice in a “cool sex talk” in November, Twitch even threatened him with a permanent ban if he drew attention to himself with sexual topics again.
MontanaBlack was long the biggest German streamer on Twitch, even one of the biggest worldwide. However, Twitch withdrew after negotiating with him for half a year for an exclusive contract.
Twitch is becoming less lucrative for big streamers. Some of the changes the platform has made over the past months do not suit MontanaBlack at all. Among other things, the share of streamers in the revenues from paid subscriptions has been reduced.
Actually, he would have left Twitch a long time ago, says MontanaBlack. But the competition simply hasn’t been there or has shown no interest in him.
Currently, Joyn is probably not a real competitor for the streaming giant Twitch. However, it is evident that MontanaBlack is eyeing alternative providers. Perhaps he also hopes to make Twitch reconsider the exclusivity contract.
Get Away is not MontanaBlack’s first appearance on television. Already in early November, he was with Trymacs and Knossi at the Wok-WM 2022 on ProSieben and landed there in a disappointing 8th place. However, in retrospect, that was not what upset him the most about the show:
However, for all the mentioned graphics cards: They are all high-end models aimed at enthusiasts who want to game in 4K or higher. The majority of players are still gaming in Full HD or WQHD. And for these users, such an expensive model is still not worth it.
Midrange models, so-called mid-range cards, have not yet been announced. These are graphics cards aimed at the vast majority. It may take another good six months before an RTX 4060 or RX 7700 XT comes to market. Whether such cards will even come is also still unknown, but very likely.
RTX 3000 and RX 7000 are worth it in 2022 with good deals
What is the alternative? The last generation, the RTX 3000 graphics cards, and the models from the RX 6000 series are now well available.
For an RX 6800 XT, you currently pay around 800 euros, a year ago you paid 1,300 euros.
For an RTX 3080, you currently pay around 850 euros, a year ago you paid 1,500 euros.
The current graphics card prices are therefore far from the prices of Christmas 2022, and there are always good deals that could be worthwhile.
If you can get an RTX 3080 or an RX 6800 XT near or slightly above the MSRP, then you will make no mistake buying such a graphics card.
Because the GPUs from the last generation are still excellent models. If you buy an RTX 3080 or an RX 6800 XT now, you can still play top current games comfortably for several years. You don’t have to buy an RTX 4080 or wait another year for the mid-range cards to arrive.
Right now, it’s especially worth looking at the models from AMD. Why this is the case and what you need to consider when buying, we explain in the following article:
3 mistakes in CoD Warzone 2 that you should definitely avoid
Tip 1: Open parachute manually
A good match start is balm for the soul of Warzone and directly energizes your gameplay. Therefore, you should definitely set your settings to open your parachute manually.
Otherwise, Warzone will automatically open the parachute much too high above the ground, and you will arrive on the ground later than opponents who have the same goal as you. Here you can find the setting in the menu:
Image filters like blur settings have no place in a competitive environment. However, they are enabled by default in Call of Duty.
Such effects are nice for the campaign, but as soon as it comes to fighting against enemy players, they are a disadvantage that hinders your vision. Adjust the following settings:
World motion blur: Off
Weapon motion blur: Off
Image noise: 0.00
Depth of field: Off
Console: Graphics – Post Processing
PC: Graphics – Quality – Post Processing
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Fortresses have a designated place in the gameplay of Warzone 2 – these are buildings or areas guarded by NPCs. Once you enter the fortress, you need to complete a small mission and receive your loadout including your own weapons at the end.
However, the fortresses are not completely useless to you after the first looting if another team has been inside. You can clear the area again, and after a certain number of NPC kills in the area, you will still get your loadout.
You can also recognize what is happening in the fortresses by the symbols on the map. If the symbol is red, another team is currently clearing the area.
Tip 4: Watch for orange flags – Inactive fortresses
If you see an orange flag at a house in Warzone 2, it indicates a strong NPC presence. Often these are fortress areas that are inactive in this match. Each match provides only 3 fortresses that grant you a loadout.
Nevertheless, even the “inactive” fortresses are worth a look. There is plenty of loot and valuable crates that drop strong items. However, you may also be unlucky and the inactive fortress has already been looted.
If you have knocked an enemy down, you can interrogate the downed enemy. Run over to the opponent, and you will receive an action suggestion on your screen.
Hold the button down and squeeze information out of your enemy. You will then see the remaining team members of the downed opponent on the minimap for a few seconds.
If you are directly close, you can even see the enemies through walls.
Tip 6: Take items from the Gulag
In the Gulag, you will find many items lying around on the ground. You can pick up the items and use them directly in the Gulag.
But also remember that you take all that stuff into your next match. You will mainly find armor plates and grenades on the Gulag floor, but also potentially very strong items like an armor plate vest for a third plate.
A glance at the ground loot can definitely pay off.
In Warzone 1, silencers were attached to most weapons; in Warzone 2, these parts are not as strong. In fact, they only prevent your gunfire from appearing in the enemy’s compass.
However, they can also actively hinder you. The gas release when firing is significantly intensified with a silencer on the barrel. If you’re having trouble identifying your enemies while shooting, it could be due to the silencer – test it out at the shooting range.
By the way, you should also not trust the “Ghost” perk as much anymore:
The backpack mechanic is excellent for storing strong items. With a large backpack, you can even carry a 3rd weapon.
However, you should not stow away gas masks – they wear out in the backpack even if you don’t use them. You will consequently use multiple gas masks at once. It’s better to remove the mask and share it with your teammates.
This is likely not a bug. It probably aims to prevent well-equipped players from hiding too long in the gas and “waiting out” the victory.
Tip 9: Invite enemies
If one of your teammates gets knocked out or if you’re playing with randoms and someone leaves the match, you can still fill your squad back up.
Use the proximity chat and the emote wheel for that.
If you see an enemy, cautiously ask over the chat in English if they might be interested in joining your squad. Often, you won’t get a reply, but with a bit of luck, you’ll fill your squad back to full strength.
The proximity chat also allows for other strategies:
Everywhere in Al Mazrah, you will find large ammunition depots standing on pallets. Warzone veterans may already know these things – a quick interaction, and you get a supply of ammunition for your inventory.
In Warzone 2, however, the depots are significantly better. On one hand, they completely refill your ammunition reserves, and on the other hand, they now have a cooldown of one minute after use.
Previously, you received only 2 measly magazines, and the depot was locked for the remainder of the match.
Those were our tips for Warzone 2. We keep an eye out daily for new little gameplay tricks and regularly update the article. Check back often for the latest small tricks of the battle royale.
In FIFA 23 players can grab a small pack for 10 coins right now. However, it is only available for a few hours.
Update, November 25, 2022, 3:00 PM: The first Black Friday 10-coins pack has expired, but another one was added at 3:00 PM, which will only be available for a few hours. It is possible that more of these packs will come during the event.
What kind of pack is this? The pack is called “Black-Friday-10-Coins-Pack” and costs, logically, only 10 coins – making it almost a giveaway. You can currently find it in the Ultimate Team shop.
What’s inside the pack? It is a small pack that contains 3 rare gold players and also includes a player pick from 2 World Cup players. The World Cup players are only available for a limited time, but it will count how many you have in your club overall. Rewards are expected in January – the more World Cup players you have, the better they should be.
The contents are also untradeable. Overall, it’s not a pack where you should expect outstanding rewards. But at least there is a bit more fodder for the FUT club for just 10 coins.
In FIFA 23, a Black Friday event will also start today, November 25. This brings, among other things, new World Cup icons, additional special cards, and the “Best of TOTW” is already available. You can find out more in our overview of Black Friday in FIFA 23.
In the FUT shop, the event is also expected to be noticeable, as the 10-coin pack already shows. Leakers have already mentioned new packs (via Twitter), including one that is supposed to bring a 100-player pack. Whether this actually happens is still to be awaited.
However, one should be cautious. The 10-coin pack is extremely cheap and comes with almost no risk. But most packs in FIFA 23 offer poor chances of good cards. In many cases, one does not get back the value invested.
Did you get the 10-coin pack? And what do you think about Black Friday in FIFA 23? Let us know in the comments!
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In the game “Maneater,” you control a shark and can rip the limbs off swimmers. On Steam, the game has a 92% positive review rating. However, the head of the studio behind the game, John Gibson, is now saying on television that Cancel Culture has destroyed him. After 17 years at the studio, he had to resign and sell the company. Gibson had expressed his support for an anti-abortion law on Twitter.
What role did Gibson play at Tripwire Studio?
John Gibson founded the American studio “Tripwire Interactive” in 2005 together with Alan Wilson.
He led the company until 2021 – its best-known game “Maneater” was released in 2020.
The tweet from September 4, 2021, dramatically changed John Gibson’s life.
Business partners distance themselves from the studio after “anti-abortion” tweet
What happened? In September 2021, the CEO stated on Twitter that he supported a law in Texas that prohibits abortion of an embryo once a heartbeat is detected, unless the mother’s life is at risk: the so-called “Texas Heartbeat Act”.
After the tweet, partners of his studio distanced themselves from Tripwire: Several studios that had published games through Tripwire withdrew their collaboration or announced the termination of relations.
Even the studio itself distanced itself from his statements: Gibson’s opinion did not reflect that of the studio, it was stated.
TV channel paints a picture of “reign of terror” of Cancel Culture
This is what he says now on television: Gibson was a guest on Tucker Carlson on Fox News – both the host and the channel are known for being politically conservative. They are accused of spreading “alternative facts” or even being a “propaganda tool”.
Gibson states: He was not the only one on Tripwire’s leadership team who was against abortion, but the others did not come to his defense because they did not want to end up like him.
He describes what happened to him as “social terrorism,” an effort to silence people through fear and intimidation:
People either hide or conceal who they really are to keep their jobs and social status. And I think it’s just the worst thing in the world.
At Fox News, the interview is presented as an example of how “social terrorism” influences people through intimidation and fear.
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Death threats from the right made the situation even worse
How does he see his departure? In an interview with PC Gamer, Gibson explains that he voluntarily resigned at that time because the internal pressure on him from some employees was high. In addition, the case had been negatively discussed on social media and in the press.
This led to an “untenable situation” where selling the company and leaving Tripwire was the least bad option. Ultimately, he remained a major shareholder without a function in the company until Tripwire was sold to Embracer.
The situation worsened when hundreds of “far-right” individuals sent death threats to the company in revenge for his dismissal:
The death threats from the far right turned an already very difficult situation between me and the company into an almost impossible one.
Within the company, he blames no one; he was treated with class, professionalism, and very honorably.
This is how he presents it on television: On Fox, Gibson paints a picture of a perfect life that was abruptly destroyed: He worked for 20, 25 years, doing what he loves. His employees made money, bought cars and houses; the fans were happy, the employees were happy:
To see all that destroyed … to feel that. I tell you what I told my wife. I said I just want to die. Because I don’t want to live in a world that is so unjust. Yes, I was depressed. Of course I got angry, had suicidal thoughts. Didn’t want to leave the house anymore. They destroyed me. And I lived in hell for 13 months.
Gaming studios are generally apolitical, but abortion limits crossed a line
What is the stance of gaming companies on political issues? Most studios completely stay out of political issues. Ubisoft repeatedly addresses current political conflicts in its games, storming Washington or depicting real countries in South America as mafia drug hells, but states explicitly: This is all fictional and we have no political message.
Battlefield 2042 gets a new tank with railgun – fans believe Season 3 will be the best yet
However, the abortion debate in the U.S. was so invasive and impactful that many studios took a clear political stance. Above all, Destiny developer Bungie, who firmly opposed the new abortion law.
Bungie also faced criticism for this. Players said they should not express political views, but focus on their games:
Dragon riding in WoW: Dragonflight can be enhanced with glyphs. We show an addon that displays all the locations of the dragon riding glyphs on the map.
What are the glyphs for? For dragon riding in WoW: Dragonflight, you can activate various talents. This improves or customizes your journey on your dragon.
To unlock more skills for the activity, you need to find glyphs.
By collecting them, you unlock more skills and tricks that you can use while dragon riding. The locations of the glyphs are spread across the Dragon Isles. With an addon, you can easily find them.
HandyNotes Dragon Glyphs shows all locations
What is it? HandyNotes is an addon for World of Warcraft that shows you interesting locations on the map. In the CurseForge client, the addon has over 37.9 million downloads and is currently in the top 10 of the most popular downloads for all expansions on the platform (as of November 25, 2022).
For the main addon, there is a plugin that specifically focuses on the dragon glyphs. With HandyNotes Dragon Glyphs, the sought-after glyphs are displayed on your map.
You can find the download for HandyNotes Dragon Glyphs here on CurseForge.com
Keep in mind that you also need to download HandyNotes itself and unpack it in your download folder
What does it bring exactly? If you install the plugin for the expansion, you will find the helpful icons in all areas of Dragonflight. The screenshots of the app provide a preview (via CurseForge.com):
What you should keep in mind: The glyphs are not just lying around obvious everywhere. The addon will guide you to the right spot, but sometimes you will need to look a bit more closely there. During the beta, some players tested the content and shared hints about it in the general chats. Usually, you should search “high up”.
On mountains
On hills
In the air over lava lakes
In the air over trees
In the YouTube video by LazyBeast Gaming, you can see all the locations of the glyphs that can currently be found in the game.
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By collecting, you unlock achievements and can further build your points account. But more exciting is developing the dragon riding ability, which allows you to navigate the new zones. For those of you who enjoy flying, collecting the dragon riding glyphs is probably a lot of fun.
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In the DMZ mode of Call of Duty: Warzone 2, the Legion faction gives you the mission “Key Elimination”. You are to complete a mission and then use a key. We will show you how to do that on MeinMMO.
In the DMZ mode of Call of Duty: Warzone 2, you can complete contracts for factions. One of these factions is the “Legion” and they send you to take out an HRZ and then use a key.
Here you will learn how to take out an HRZ and where you can find a key.
How do I take out an HRZ? This is a contract that you accept during the match. You can identify the contract by the following symbol on the map:
However, there is no guarantee that the contract is available in your match. When we made the screenshot, we only had that contract once on the map. A minute later, the contract was gone – other teams are also hunting the HRZ.
If you have activated the mission, you need to go to the marked point on your map. The marker shows you an enemy – well armored and accompanied by a group of armed NPC buddies.
Proceed carefully and take out the enemies one by one – an armored vehicle can help, just run over the enemies. Once the HRZ is down, the contract is complete. The HRZ kill of a team member also counts.
How do I get keys? The enemy from the HRZ contract drops a key for you. You store the keys in your inventory and these can be used 3 times and also extracted – so you can store them in your DMZ inventory outside of matches.
You do not have to use the key that you got from the HRZ. Any key works for the mission. Here are 3 ways to get one:
Complete HRZ mission
Have luck while looting
Buy at a buy station for 30,000 cash
That completes step 2.
What is there to do in the end? Now you need to use the key, which can lead to problems. Because while the keys give you a hint of where you can use them, the target location is often not that clear.
Hint about the location of the matching lock. Source: YouTube
A key tells you something like “Key to the room in Yum Yum Burger” and the quadrant on the map – in this example G3. So you need to go to this quadrant and look for a “Yum Yum Burger” location and the corresponding room.
As mentioned before, it doesn’t matter which key you use. If you can’t find a key location, try to find a new key.
What do you get as a reward? Upon completing the mission “Key Elimination”, you receive 7,500 XP and the loading screen “Fanning King”.
However, if you are only playing the free Warzone, then the loading screen will not benefit you. Currently, the loading screen can only be set in the multiplayer menu of Modern Warfare 2.
If you have any additional tips or hints regarding the mission “Key Elimination”, feel free to leave a comment on the topic.
The German comedian Carolin Kebekus (42) addressed the gaming industry on Thursday, November 24th, in a segment of her ARD show “Die Carolin Kebekus Show” (DCKS). She criticized the portrayal of and treatment of women in games like WoW.
What kind of show was it? In the November 24th episode of the personality show “Die Carolin Kebekus Show,” hosted by Kebekus, the comedian dedicated a segment to “the most beautiful thing in the world”: gaming.
However, despite Kebekus identifying as a passionate gamer, there are many aspects of her hobby that she finds troubling: The comedian criticizes sexism and lack of diversity in gaming.
Although just as many women as men play games, women are still portrayed extremely sexist and have to endure “awful shit,” according to Kebekus.
Where can you watch the show? The full show is available on the ARD Mediathek. If you are only interested in the 15-minute gaming segment, you can find it here (via Das Erste).
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From Intern to CEO of Warframe: “I said it might be a problem to be a woman”
“There is only the damsel in distress and the sexy warrior”
How does Kebekus see the role of women in games? Kebekus criticized that there are usually only 2 roles for female characters in games:
the helpless damsel in distress
the “sickly proportioned” and sexualized action heroine
Other gender identities besides male and female do not even occur.
Kebekus illustrated her criticism with sketch-like scenes in the fictional video game “World of Mencraft,” a parody of MMORPGs like WoW. She received support from German Twitch streamer Lara “Lara Loft” Trautmann and the Rocket Beans.
As an example of a “damsel in distress,” Kebekus cited Princess Peach, whose role usually consists of being kidnapped at the beginning of a game and being rescued by the player.
To represent the sexualized action heroine, Kebekus mentioned the archaeologist Lara Croft from the “Tomb Raider” games. Although her physique has become much more realistic, her outfit is still unsuitable for a mountain tour in South America, Kebekus judges.
For women, there are often only the role of the helpless princess or the sexy warrior
Women are reduced to supporting roles
What roles remain for women? Compared to their male counterparts, who charge into battle in heavy armor and armed to the teeth, female characters are often relegated to supporting roles: healer, support, spell-casting ranged fighter.
Instead of cool weapons and heavy armor, Kebekus’s character in World of Mencraft only has a weak wand and the weapon merchant’s question of whether she would rather be a healer.
Weapons and cool armor are only available in World of Mancraft for male avatars
When Kebekus then cannot accomplish anything during a quest with her wand, she has to hear from her male teammate that she would have been better off as a healer.
The portrayal may be somewhat exaggerated, Kebekus admits, but at its core it is true. And this is a problem that goes beyond the games:
This image of women has, of course, a great influence on how we see women and how women see themselves.
Carolin Kebekus
At least: In the past decades, the portrayal has already improved, Kebekus continues. However, this leads to her next criticism: the negative reactions to what she sees as a positive development.
Progress faces massive resistance
Although some things have improved, Kebekus finds that there are still too few realistically portrayed women in games. Not to mention PoCs, meaning non-white people, and queer individuals. On the other hand, there is too much outrage over the less sexualized portrayals of women.
What portrayals does Kebekus find successful? The portrayal of Aloy, the main character from the Horizon game series, is highlighted positively by Carolin Kebekus. Specifically, it is about the version of Aloy as seen in Horizon Forbidden West, released in 2022.
However, Aloy’s new look led to massive criticism from some players last year, claiming this Aloy looks totally masculine.
Even heavier reactions came to the continuation of the popular action-adventure The Last of Us: Players felt that the game forced them to play a female main character.
The actress of one of the female characters had received death threats in 2020 from supposed fans of the series (via GamePro).
Kebekus cannot understand these reactions at all:
How can you get so upset about having to play a woman? Death threats? How over the top can one react? Cry offline!
Carolin Kebekus
To protect themselves from harassment, some women prefer to play as men
This leads some female gamers to pretend to be men, using male characters and voice filters to avoid harassment, Kebekus explains.
Sexual harassment, threats, and insults are no joke. Not even when they take place in a virtual space.
Carolin Kebekus
What does Carolin Kebekus demand from the gaming industry? Carolin Kebekus wants more games with diverse stories and characters. Especially, women should not feel intimidated but continue to play or even enter development. Perhaps one day there will be a “World of Womancraft.”
The criticisms that Carolin Kebekus raises are not really new: For years now, especially women have been criticizing the portrayal of female characters in video games. The feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian has played a pioneering role with her series “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games.”
In light of such representations of women in games, it is not surprising that there are always allegations of sexism in the industry that produces these games:
The PS5 has a whole range of shortcuts that can make your user experience significantly faster and more intuitive. However, not everyone may be familiar with these shortcuts. For this reason, here is a list of the most important shortcuts for the console.
What is a shortcut? A shortcut is a command that brings you to your desired goal faster. Most people are likely aware of a few shortcuts on the PC – e.g., common key combinations like Ctrl + C for Copy or F5 for Refresh.
The PS5 also has a number of such shortcuts that allow you to navigate the menus much faster.
Shortcuts for the DualSense Controller
The DualSense controller of the PS5 is one of the most innovative gamepads available. In addition to the highly advertised features such as haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and HD rumble, the PlayStation 5 controller also has many shortcuts that can enhance your user experience.
Home / PS Button Shortcuts
The button in the middle of the controller, easily recognizable by the PlayStation logo, has several useful functions:
Pressing it once opens the immensely important Control Center
If you hold the PS button, you will immediately return to the home screen. On the PS4, holding the PS button would instead take you to the quick menu of the console. This change may take a bit of getting used to.
If you double-press the PS button quickly, different windows will open depending on the active game or media app – the so-called “Activity Cards”. These are tailored to your current activity and therefore always useful. Examples:
In some games, for example, you can use the Activity Cards for fast travel or to get hints
If you are listening to music, the Activity Card from Spotify will open, allowing you to quickly change the playback volume, stop the song, or skip to the next one.
Microphone Button Shortcuts
The microphone button, located directly under the home button, also has practical functions: Pressing it briefly mutes your microphone, and the button lights up continuously. If you hold the button down for a little longer, all audio will be muted, and the button will blink instead.
Not every PlayStation controller was as innovative as the DualSense. A selection of the most bizarre PS controllers can be found in this article:
The Create button on the left side of the touchpad handles many tasks that the Share button of the DualShock 4 used to perform. Accordingly, the button again acts as a trigger for your camera, allowing you to capture screenshots and screen recordings.
The default setting is that when you press the button once, instead of directly taking a screenshot like on the PS4, it first opens the Create menu. This is quite unintuitive – especially if you already knew the function from the PS4.
Fortunately, this can be easily changed back: Settings > Recordings and Broadcasts > Recordings > Shortcuts for Create Button
In this menu, you can set additional configurations for the Create button, such as what happens when you hold the button down or tap it twice.
Some of the most useful features of the PS5 are disabled by default, even though they allow you to get the most out of your console. You can find out which settings those are in this article:
Fortunately, the PS5 has a few simple tricks that can be used to navigate the menus and interface faster.
Shortcuts for the Home Screen and PS Store
When you are on the home screen of your PS5, it only takes a single press of the R1 button to switch from the Games tab to the Media tab. If you want to go back, you can simply press L1 again.
Pressing triangle once on the home screen, on the other hand, immediately switches the cursor to the search icon in the upper right corner of the screen, which is located right next to settings and your profile.
Similarly, the triangle button works in the PS Store and PS Plus – where you can directly switch to the menu located at the top right, thus saving yourself the effort of navigating manually with the thumbstick or D-Pad.
The PS5 offers various performance and resolution modes for games. You can read about what these entail here:
You open the Control Center by pressing the PS button once. Through this quick menu, you can quickly select and utilize the most important actions of the PS5. Here you will find shortcuts for
Spotify,
the “Switcher,” allowing you to quickly switch between your apps and games,
your party,
various settings
and also the option to put your console into rest mode or turn it off entirely.
What’s convenient here is that you can personalize and set up the quick menu to your liking. To do this, after opening the Control Center, simply press the Options button once.
After that, you can customize both the displayed icons and their order in the Control Center to fit your needs.
If you are someone who usually plays alone, it might make sense to remove the party icon from the list and thus make the quick menu more compact.
More interesting facts about the PS5: Recently, there have been first hints that Discord voice chat could soon come to the PS5. You can read about what these hints are in this article:
Shortly before the release of Dragonflight, players suddenly find copper and silver in their adventure guides in World of Warcraft. Apparently, this is part of a longer series that some have already completed. But what does it mean?
Where can you find the gold? Since Phase 2 of Patch 10.0 for WoW has been released, you can get individual coins from your adventure guides. By default, you open the window using the keyboard shortcut Shift+J.
If you scroll here in the “Recommended Content” using the arrows at the bottom all the way to the right, you will find a single copper coin. If you click the corresponding button below, you will receive the quest “A Piece of Copper”.
The quest rewards you with a copper piece and the achievement “Lucky Penny”. However, it continues. Since November 23rd, players suddenly find a silver coin at the same location, which also grants a quest but no achievement.
What’s it about? Apparently, you can continue these strange finds every week if you have already found the previous coin on the corresponding character. In fact, there is a secret behind it that some players have already solved – at least partially.
Spoiler Alert: If you want to explore what lies behind the coins, you should not read further. For everyone else: Below you will find the preliminary end of these strange gold finds.
You can find all the info on the new expansion Dragonflight in our special all infos zur neuen Erweiterung Dragonflight. In the trailer, Blizzard presents the main features once again:
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WoW shows the main features of Dragonflight in the gameplay trailer, fans praise: “Finally hype again”
Several weeks for a secret – What’s behind the coins?
What happens next: If you complete the quest every time, you will receive more gold each week. A user on wowhead has already looked at the secret in the beta and found the following rewards after the silver coin:
a gold coin
a bag with 10 gold pieces
a “shadow-scribbled coin” that can be sold for 100 gold
The description of the coin is: “The coin evokes a sense of otherworldliness. The heads side is scribbled with dark purple and blue lines of magical energy.” If you accept the coin, you will also receive the quest “Curious Coin” and the corresponding achievement.
Especially exciting is the quest text here:
“Thank you for the opportunity to observe you. The information I have gathered has been quite enlightening, to say the least. This is my last gift… for now.”
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What’s behind it? So far, the riddle has not circulated much in the Secrets Discord of WoW as it probably will not be solvable until the release of Dragonflight. However, one user points out that the only other item with a similar description is a book you can get from the battle guild (via Twitter).
Everything else is speculation. It is possible, for example, that a supposedly dead character from Shadowlands is still alive, who enjoys dealing with such riddles and observations. The developers themselves have already announced that we may have to “wait a while” before the mystery is revealed.
The puzzle solvers of WoW hope that more such secrets can be found in Dragonflight. If you’ve gotten a taste for it, you can still catch up on some of the past riddles:
Not only video games offer you paid DLCs nowadays. Car manufacturers are also increasingly adopting this model and offering you expensive downloadable add-ons for your vehicle. What features these are and why it is quite controversial, you will find out in this article.
Purchasing cars is already an expensive affair. Often, you also have to decide right away whether you want to pay extra for certain features. For example, if you fancy leather seats in your vehicle, these can easily cost you several hundred euros in addition.
For several years now, some car manufacturers have been experimenting with another lucrative idea, which is already known from video games: offering expensive downloadable add-ons.
These functions are hidden by car manufacturers behind a paywall
If, in the past, you opted for additional features that were not standard, it was usually a tangible investment: after purchasing larger tires, your car is now equipped with them.
What contents are involved? In contrast, DLC content for cars behaves differently. Usually, the purchased features are already included in your car by default but are only unlocked after purchase:
For example, BMW has been offering a subscription for 17 euros per month for a while now, with which you can unlock your car’s seat heating (via BMW).
And Porsche, Volkswagen, Toyota, and General Motors have also already tested or are considering similar payment models for additional functions.
Other subscription models are more understandable: Some manufacturers charge for the navigation system in the car; however, the manufacturers also provide you with new, up-to-date map material, speed cameras, and other information.
This week, however, the probably most bizarre advance regarding car DLCs made headlines:
Mercedes has announced a new subscription model for some of its electric cars that will allow them to accelerate faster.
According to the subscription, it should be possible for the manufacturer’s EQ models to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h about 0.8 to 1 second faster.
Once again, a function is being unlocked that is already installed in the vehicle.
However, the most audacious part is: for the simple software update, customers must pay 1200 US dollars plus taxes annually (source: Mercedes). Converted, this corresponds to about 1167 euros.
How does the community react? The first reactions to this announcement are mostly negative. In the r/cars subreddit, some users express themselves as follows:
Some users even choose clearer language to express their anger:
Reddit user HakarlSagan has had enough.
In general, subscription models for cars do not seem to be well received:
A user draws parallels to video games and streaming providers:
Which cars have such DLC models?
So far, unlocking additional features is mainly possible for vehicles in higher price segments. Car manufacturers assume that wealthier individuals might not mind paying a few euros more monthly. After all, they were already willing to spend 100,000 euros for a new luxury vehicle.
The online magazine Kotaku, however, finds this problematic. Why, they explain as follows:
What do you think about such DLC models for cars? Do you think it’s okay for car manufacturers to charge extra money for features that are already available? Would you subscribe to such a program for additional features in your car?
Feel free to let us know in the comments!
More stories about cars: A BMW driver has installed several RTX 3080 graphics cards in his electric car. The driver is quite well-known as a crypto miner and had already made headlines with another project. You can read the whole story on MeinMMO:
