In November 2021, YouTuber HandOfBlood presented his own LoL team Eintracht Spandau. Shortly thereafter, he talked about the desire to buy his own bus for tours and tournaments. This idea has now become a reality. In a very entertaining video, Hänno and his team now present this bus for League of Legends – with red carpet, laptop stations, and its own bar.
What’s the deal with the bus? The team bus is nothing unusual in sports with away games. Everyone has probably seen a football team’s bus on the highway. In e-sports, such a thing is not yet common, especially since the Eintracht Spandau team plays “only” in the highest German-speaking league.
But HandOfBlood really wanted this bus and spent some money:
The old Swiss bus with 460,000 kilometers of mileage cost 10,000 Euros alone
and another 10,000 Euros were spent on the conversion – with the Sparkasse onboard as a sponsor.
The result is impressive and is probably the dream of many gamers and hobby e-sports enthusiasts. You can watch the presentation in an entertaining 50-minute video. We from MeinMMO summarize the highlights.
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What makes the gaming bus special? You can already see the most important features of the team bus from the outside. The team’s logo is prominently displayed on one side, while the inscription “Where the Havel crosses the Spree” is on the other side. On the back, you can see HandOfBlood in large letters along with the phrase “You E-Car, I E-Sport!”.
Right after entering through the driver’s door, you come into the gaming area. There are seats with tables and laptops for gaming on the tables. Additionally, there is a large monitor and a whiteboard for analysis.
Overall, the bus is designed very elegantly, with red carpet in the aisle, indirect lighting on the floor and the ceiling, and stylish wooden tables.
Insight into the bus of Eintracht Spandau.
In the second section is the room for “Sparkassen-Hänno” and the president HandOfBlood, which has a table, some advertising for the Sparkasse, and a rack for suits and ties.
This part is already in the “quiet section,” as behind it are more seats for resting after training. By the way, the areas are separated by a small wooden door.
Moreover, the bus has some highlights, including a red carpet at the back door, which can be rolled out at the push of a button. This is meant to add more glamour to the team’s appearances.
Entertainment is also provided. Still in the gaming area, there is a dartboard and in the “President’s Area,” there is a bar with alcoholic beverages. So the team has a lot to do, especially on longer trips.
A sausage indicator, which shoots sausages in the appropriate direction when blinking, was also introduced. However, this is unlikely to be used in regular traffic. Furthermore, the bus is only allowed to drive 80 km/h due to the installed inventory.
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Although the first year has not gone ideally in terms of sports, the team aims to play at the top and also shake things up at the European Masters, the second-largest LoL tournament in Europe.
What exactly is behind the team and how the first year went, we will tell you here:
Kaitlyn Siragusa (28) became the biggest streamer on Twitch as Amouranth by recognizing the emerging “Hot Tub” meta early and streaming an incredible amount of it. However, in mid-October, she announced that she would like to show more diverse content in the future. Now, after one and a half months, she is taking stock.
What is behind the change? In October, Amouranth explained in an emotional stream that her content had been controlled by her husband. To avoid endangering the “Amouranth brand”, she was not even allowed to say that she was married.
Amouranth wanted to free herself from her husband and show the type of content she wants in the future. However, in the following weeks, voices arose claiming that nothing had changed in Amouranth’s content. This was seen by some as proof that she had merely made up the story with her toxic husband.
Now Amouranth reacted by sharing her Twitch statistics on Twitter and addressing some words to her critics.
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Amouranth says her life is better now
On November 27, Amouranth responded to a tweet accusing her of merely using a marketing strategy behind the change in her content. The streamer said she wasn’t aiming for a rebranding.
YouTuber accuses Amouranth of having the same content as before
What was the criticism? Amouranth returned to Twitch on October 24 after taking a short break. Since then, there have been voices saying that her content hasn’t changed significantly, and she continues doing the same as before her break.
In a supposed apology, Destiny stated that Amouranth’s content had changed significantly, as she was now much more active in the “Just Chatting” category and would show gameplay, like from the new Pokémon games.
However, Destiny supported his apology with clips of Amouranth, in which she is seen in a bikini, but the category of the stream is apparently marked as “Just Chatting”. He also included a clip of Amouranth playing Pokémon in a bikini.
With this graphic, Destiny wants to show that Amouranth has not changed her content
Amouranth counters with Twitch statistics
How Amouranth responds to the criticism: On November 27, Amouranth responded to the criticism by sharing her Twitch statistics from the past month on her personal Twitter account. She stated that it was a “strange loser mentality” to assert that her content had not changed, according to Amouranth.
What Amouranth’s content looks like now: Amouranth shared her streaming content from the last 30 days. While the percentage of “Hot Tub” streams had been over 50% 90 days ago, it has now dropped to below 10%.
For the first time, she showed more Overwatch than content in the bathtub, according to the streamer, which had never happened before (via Twitter). In light of Destiny’s criticism, Amouranth added that people would probably only be interested in a few selected clips (via Twitter).
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What is behind the clips? As users on reddit explain, the clips shown by Destiny are misleading. Amouranth’s streams were indeed correctly classified in the “Hot Tub” category as long as she was showing herself in a bikini, but the clips only displayed the first category of the stream (via reddit).
In fact, a clip in which Amouranth plays the new Pokémon game while being in her hot tub is shown in this category and not the category of the game (via Twitch).
In an interview with journalist Jake Lucky, Amouranth explained last week that she would like to stream exclusively on YouTube but is probably still not quite what YouTube is looking for. However, this could change with the new focus on diverse content.
A gamer shows a picture of his broken setup and explains that it was his cat. The community seems to be losing patience with such pet owners and gives the user helpful tips.
Dogs and cats can be found in many households. However, some gamers are not having much luck with their pets: When a user came home, he was astonished to see his gaming monitor. Because it was now unusable.
The community complains and is equally amused by the overwhelmed cat owner. How “bad” a cat can be for a gamer is something editor Jürgen Horn also had to experience:
What exactly happened? The user Morfizer1 posted a picture of his gaming monitor on reddit. It has severe image errors and looks like it has cracked in the middle. In his description, he only asks: “Is there a way to protect monitor edges from cat bites?” In another post, he explains further:
Long story short, I came home from work yesterday and found my monitor like this, with a small tooth mark in the upper right corner.
“She won’t die if she can’t go into a room or on a desk”
What are the reactions? The reactions are very varied, but also quite clear. Many ask why one must protect the monitor. Because such protection would certainly not prevent the cat from continuing to destroy expensive hardware. So someone explains quite angrily (via reddit.com):
Seriously, I see this in every cat thread. Every solution is about preventing the cat from causing damage, and none of the solutions is about teaching the cat not to bite or damage expensive things.
Another user writes on reddit: “Instead of trying to protect the monitor edge, you should teach your cat where it is allowed to climb and where it is not.”
Some from the community add: Just throw your pets out of the room and finally teach them that they have no business in certain places of the apartment. They won’t die immediately from it.
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What other tips are there against pets? In the thread, there are also plenty of other suggestions if you don’t want to read your pet the riot act:
Cleansing agents with orange or lemon scent, because cats are very sensitive to such scents.
Pool noodles or some type of pipe insulation on the monitor edges.
Others recommend protective caps for the monitor that can be made with a 3D printer. Then they cannot at least chew on the display.
Another tip: To protect furniture and decor from scratching orgies, have enough scratching trees or scratching boards in the apartment from the start. Then the animals quickly lose interest in computer hardware.
Cats are not only excited by hardware but also by games. A game has now become an unexpected hit and is receiving plenty of good reviews. Not only humans are enthusiastic, but also the pets in front of the monitor:
In Call of Duty: Warzone 2, players can earn not only many dollars in the DMZ mode with a minor glitch but also level up their weapon in the process. The developers noticed this and nerfed the trick, but fans find other ways to level up.
What was the glitch? In Call of Duty Warzone 2, many players are looking for the best ways to level up their weapons. This involves not only conventional tricks, such as throwing decoy grenades but also the use of glitches.
A particular exploit was considered particularly effective. With this, you could generate millions of dollars with a large backpack and a weapon, and also earn a lot of XP for your weapon at the buy station.
When the developers caught wind of this, the glitch was nerfed within a few days to the point that it was no longer worth it, but players are not discouraged. They have already found other ways to level up their weapons.
Fans are not discouraged
A new trick is said to be better than the old one: The reddit user C4RS200 expressed his thoughts on reddit about Warzone 2’s update policy. He mainly addressed the quick patching of the glitch. According to him, the trick was nerfed in less than a day, while a still-existing trick involving the dead drop boxes is not only more lucrative but still active.
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reddit user C4RS200 discusses Warzone 2’s update policy on reddit.
Note that we are not providing instructions for such glitches and exploits here. If you have tried a glitch, there is a possibility that you could be banned or punished.
Players are complaining about worse problems: The reddit post reports not only on the sudden intervention of the developers but also on their update policy. According to C4RS200, such game errors, from which fans can only benefit, are eliminated in no time, while serious game errors and bugs are allowed to thrive for weeks.
For more on CoD: Warzone 2 and DMZ, you can find here:
Not only the creator of the thread is surprised, but also other users. Nintendo_Pro_03 states that he has not understood the developers’ approach since Warzone 1.
The reddit user AManForThePeople even goes a step further, claiming that the developers want to keep players tied to their game for hours. With such tricks, the grind is reduced and thus the pressure to stay in Warzone 2 to level up weapons is decreased.
Nevertheless, fans are constantly finding more exploits to reduce their grind and play the game the way they want. It remains to be seen when the developers will address more serious issues like broken spawn locations or bugs with weapon blueprints.
Do you find it unfortunate that the glitch was nerfed, and did you exploit it yourself? Let us know in the comments!
There are not only glitches in Warzone 2 but also cheaters, and they are truly ruthless:
The live streamer Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich is the largest German streamer on Twitch. He has primarily risen to fame with games from the FIFA series and has a generally good image. However, a video from the channel “Simplicissimus” reveals that Nerlich is heavily promoting the app SPITCH, which comes from the field of “Daily Fantasy Sports,” a sector that has faced criticism for its proximity to gambling for years.
Who is Elias Nerlich?
He is the largest Twitch streamer in Germany. In the last 90 days, Nerlich surpassed his competitors Trymacs, NoWay4u_Sir (League of Legends), MontanaBlack, and Unge.
The 24-year-old has gradually climbed to the top of Twitch in Germany over the years, achieving great success recently particularly with FIFA 23, but also with IRL streams.
Daily Fantasy Sport is considered a variant of gambling that profits from addiction
This is now the criticism of him: The channel Simplicissimus accuses him of promoting the services of the “Daily Fantasy Sport” site SPITCH to his viewers and portraying the offer in a misleading way by emphasizing the “skill” aspect of the app while downplaying the gambling aspect.
The app SPITCH is already referred to as “disgusting” in the title of the video.
The whole concept of “Daily Fantasy Esports” is highly controversial, similar to sports betting:
Because the providers claim it is about skill – “True experts” could earn a lot of money with their knowledge
Ultimately, this Daily Fantasy Sport is also heavily reliant on gambling mechanics, flattering so-called whales who invest a lot of money in the app and lose a lot
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What is so bad about this offer? Simplicissimus explains in its video the exact mechanics with which the app SPITCH aims to get users to invest money into the system:
While there is a “free” mode that advertises winnings – they must be staked to be paid out. According to the YouTube channel, this almost inevitably leads to playing with real money using the app.
SPITCH encourages players to dump large amounts of money into the app by promising bonuses for “whales” who invest a lot of money
“These are not bets or wagers or anything” – “It’s really awesome”
What is the streamer being accused of? A key point from Simplicissimus is that the app SPITCH and Elias Nerlich emphasize how important “football knowledge” and the player’s skill are in the betting aspects. Nerlich is directly quoted saying that one can earn a lot of money with the app, “if one has the skill.”
He says:
These are not bets or wagers or anything. This is just a user’s participation, friends, because skill is also required here. There are play fields and no gaming tables. And it’s simply a skill game, friends, with social media knowledge. It’s really awesome.
Elias Nerlich
Here it presents an argument that the US industry puts forward. This argument is controversial since, although skill plays a role – as in many gambling games – studies have shown that the gambling elements in sports betting are still significant, as Simplicissimus points out.
As the YouTuber explains, while a few professional players, particularly those with a scientific background, may have an advantage over average players and whales who invest a lot of money into the game but also lose a lot: Yet even among the pros, the luck factor is present, even more so for regular players.
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Since April 2021, Nerlich has been associated with the app.
Twitch restricts gambling – Problems remain
What is now the criticism of the sponsor and streamer? The criticism is that here “gambling” is advertised in a modified form without clearly stating that it is gambling. This also circumvents state regulations for gambling.
Additionally, there are many questionable aspects to the app, which is based in Malta but primarily employs people in Dortmund.
It is thus a very similar criticism to that of loot boxes in FIFA itself, which Jan Böhmermann raised in his show ZDF Magazin Royale.
Interestingly, the “clear” casino streamers have faced sharp criticism in recent months, and Twitch has also implemented new regulations to curb gambling on Twitch. But as seen, there are many other problem areas where exactly the mechanics criticized in gambling are being used:
For the future, there are numerous MMORPG announcements. Some of them showcase wonderful trailers that make the wait for release almost unbearable. MeinMMO author Anny Bader presents to you the most promising ones.
For this list, we looked at trailers of upcoming MMORPGs and compared them with existing information about the games to assess their relevance. We do not include Play2Earn games, for example, even though they sometimes show beautiful trailers. Additionally, we only present games that have not yet been released.
Who is writing here? Anny has been working as an MMORPG author at MeinMMO since February 2022. She has already played many representatives of the genre – including Lost Ark, New World, Tower of Fantasy, and Final Fantasy XIV.
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ArcheAge 2
What kind of game is this? ArcheAge 2 is the sequel to a sandbox MMORPG of the same name that was a shattered dream for many. The second part takes place in the same universe and aims to improve upon many aspects. It will be a AAA MMORPG, and the developers XL Games are using Unreal Engine 5.
It features an open world that is twice as large as in the first part. The map is not only supposed to expand but also offer more content and feel denser.
Why does it look so promising? Right at the beginning of the trailer, one can see how detailed the game world is designed. Waves on the sea, clouds in the sky, a foggy valley, and a sunset fill the first 20 seconds.
The gameplay shown afterwards also appears convincing. One can see enemies that could be bosses. One creates lightning around itself, another is a fire-breathing dragon. There also seem to be many different weapons, and magic is also employed.
All in all, the graphics and gameplay of ArcheAge 2 look wonderful. If it truly improves upon the flaws of its predecessor, it could become a very successful MMORPG.
When does it come out? ArcheAge 2 is set to be released in 2024, but the exact date is still unclear. The developers aim for a simultaneous launch on PC and the current consoles, although it is not specified which consoles they mean.
Ashes of Creation
What kind of game is this? Ashes of Creation is a sandbox MMORPG that offers PvP and PvE content. The combat system is a mixture of action combat and tab-targeting. You can choose from various races and classes, which you can combine. There are a total of 64 different possibilities.
What is particularly special about the MMORPG is the so-called node system. Nodes are locations in the open world that can be conquered, improved, and defended. Each node has an area that it influences. Everything that happens within the zone affects the node. Completing tasks or gathering materials earns you experience points.
Some features bear a strong resemblance to New World, such as the recently introduced gathering system. In the open world of the MMORPG, you can collect and mine almost everything you come across. Professions exist in the types of gathering, processing, and crafting.
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Ashes of Creation Trailer for the first Alpha
Why does it look so promising? The trailer for the first alpha of the MMORPG shows beautiful fantasy creatures that serve as mounts. We see players riding, flying, and swimming on them.
Crafting is also shown and looks like it does in New World, which is a big plus for me personally. The animations also appear fluid, and the environment is lovingly designed.
At the end of the trailer, you can also see many players hitting huge bosses, which also appear detailed and beautiful. It briefly reminds us of Final Fantasy XIV or world bosses in Lost Ark, as numerous players battle a gigantic monster amidst the chaos of effects.
Considering that the trailer comes from the first alpha, expectations for Ashes of Creation rise even more.
When does it come out? The development of Ashes of Creation is somewhat sluggish. Ashes of Creation was originally supposed to be released in 2019, but it hasn’t even managed to have a stable alpha active by the end of 2022. The development team regularly provides waiting fans with updates and holds a livestream every month.
Blue Protocol
What kind of game is this? It is a theme park MMORPG from Bandai Namco with beautiful anime graphics that focuses on PvE. Visually, it strongly resembles Genshin Impact, Noah’s Heart, and Tower of Fantasy.
In Blue Protocol, you choose your character from 5 classes and travel back 1000 years into the past to save the world from a catastrophe.
The story is supposed to play an important role and will be supported by cutscenes. You will follow various quests that bring you closer to the story and may also complete side quests. There will also be dungeons and raids.
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Blue Protocol – New Japanese Trailer
Why does it look so promising? Since it looks graphically very high quality and is close to Genshin Impact and Tower of Fantasy, Blue Protocol could become a large and exciting anime MMORPG. It is also particularly noteworthy that it will only be released for PC. Many anime MMORPGs are mobile-optimized and also published for PC, but then have an inadequate user interface.
The trailer also shows beautiful landscapes and characters, epic boss fights, and at one point you can see a character riding a sort of wolf – so there could be mounts in Blue Protocol.
When does it come out? Blue Protocol is set to be released in spring 2023 in Japan. A worldwide release is planned, but there is still no publisher for the West.
Dune: Awakening
What kind of game is this? Dune: Awakening is an upcoming MMORPG set in the Dune universe. At this year’s gamescom, it was first announced with a trailer. The developers Funcom are also responsible for the popular survival game Conan Exiles.
The MMORPG combines classic survival elements with the social interactions of a large multiplayer game. It offers an open world that you explore and build your own shelter. Through crafting, you create all sorts of items to protect yourself from enemies and sandstorms in the desert. Possible enemies also include other players who can attack you.
The fictional drug “spice” from the Dune universe plays an important role. You farm and consume spice to utilize specific abilities.
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Why does it look so promising? The cinematic trailer does not show any gameplay yet, but the voice acting combined with the scenes and the idea that Conan Exiles is turning into an MMORPG builds great anticipation for Dune: Awakening. You can already see the desert, which looks like the starting area in Conan Exiles. Only the graphics here look significantly higher quality.
When does it come out? There is currently no information about the release. You can currently sign up for the beta test on the website with your email address. However, we do not know when the beta will start either.
What kind of game is this?Throne and Liberty was originally announced as Lineage 3 or Lineage Eternal. However, the developers NCSoft decided to revise it to create a true next-gen MMORPG.
It offers a completely open game world where you can find PvP and PvE content such as large world bosses. In PvP, the goal is to conquer certain objects in the world – you can even siege castles.
There are various ways to move around. You can use a grappling hook and transform into a flying or swimming creature. The environment is also important: there is a day/night cycle and various weather situations that affect gameplay.
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Why does it look so promising? The graphics of Throne and Liberty are a dream if they look just as good in the real game as in the trailer. You can see the perspective of an eagle flying over a coastal city that looks beautiful. The next scenes showcase different sky situations – clouds, sunsets, and then it rains stars.
Throne and Liberty seems to offer many different maps, all creatively and detail-rich designed. The enemies and fights also look fantastic.
When does it come out? Originally, the MMORPG was supposed to be released in 2022 for PC, but it has been postponed to 2023. A release for consoles is also planned.
What do you think of our list? Which MMORPG are you particularly looking forward to? Which trailers also look promising? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO!
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The former WoW streamer Preach is back – with a very long and interesting video. He has seen everything at Blizzard and has plenty to tell.
What happened with Preach? Over a year ago, we reported that Preach turned away from World of Warcraft and no longer reported about the game. This was partly due to the ongoing scandals surrounding Blizzard, but also to the development of World of Warcraft. “The passion is gone,” he explained back then.
Now Preach has released the nearly 70-minute video from this visit and provides some interesting insights from the Blizzard studio.
What kind of visit is this? Preach visited Blizzard – motivated by his own initiative. He was neither paid for the trip by Blizzard nor was it initiated by the developers. Instead, he wanted to get a firsthand impression and asked if he could get a look inside the studio. To his surprise, Blizzard agreed and allowed him “more insight than any streamer has had before.” He spent a week on campus, conducted many interviews, and experienced numerous changes at Blizzard itself.
A NDA (“Non-Disclosure Agreement”) was still necessary for Preach to sign for some things – as he got to see many contents from WoW and other games that are not meant for the public yet.
Preach emphasizes at the beginning of the video that, unlike usual interviews and visits, this time it involves “unprepared interviews” – meaning that the questions were not discussed beforehand and Preach speaks freely about what is important to him.
Who did Preach talk to? Even though not all conversations are included in his first video and not everything was filmed, Preach was able to talk in detail with some of the “key” figures around World of Warcraft. These include:
Holly Longdale, Vice President and Executive Producer for World of Warcraft
John Hight, General Manager for World of Warcraft
Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft
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The WoW team has reinvented itself, changing many things
The usually very critical and doubtful Preach seems to be greatly impressed by the visit to Blizzard. Consequently, he also titled the video with the grand name “A New Era for World of Warcraft” – and he clearly stands by this statement.
Return to old strengths: The return to a talent system was heavily inspired by WoW Classic. After the launch of Classic, it became clear that players love the regular distribution of talent points and that there is inherent value in such a system that has been lost over the years.
Content that lasts long-term: They want to move away from the “modular game design,” where each expansion brings new features and content that often become irrelevant by the next patch. While there will still be features tied to an expansion – like dragon riding in Dragonflight – they want to make much more content permanently accessible, turning it into “evergreen content” that doesn’t require reinventing the wheel every time.
Time should be valued: In recent expansions, WoW has tried through various systems to encourage players to log in every day or week. Missing catch-up systems created a “compulsion” to play if one didn’t want to fall behind. While this has already changed in the last patches, it is still prevalent in Dragonflight across nearly all content. A major negative example here was Torghast, which many saw at the beginning of Shadowlands as an obligation and necessity.
According to Ion Hazzikostas:
It’s Tuesday when you play in Europe. You had a long day at work, then went out to dinner with your friends and come home pretty exhausted. And then you realize: “Damn, I haven’t done my Torghast for the week yet.”
Do you have a good feeling about World of Warcraft then? Absolutely not. So… why are we doing this? One solution here is catch-up mechanisms. If you know you can just catch up next week, the psychology suddenly becomes very different. Maybe it’s more flexible, you can do more in a week, or the reward isn’t so exclusive that you can’t get it from other sources. […]
Then it’s suddenly okay. You don’t have to log in if you don’t want to.
Preach keeps emphasizing how much he felt the passion of the Blizzard employees. They really seem to love World of Warcraft and “the only times he should turn off the camera” were when employees enthusiastically talked about what they are currently working on that is not yet meant for release.
For WoW fans who are proficient in English, the entire video is definitely worth a watch.
In another part of the interview, Hazzikostas explains some exciting details – such as why Shadowlands ended up as it did. A WoW expansion is usually in development for much longer than players are able to see. Hazzikostas says that they already “knew what the features for Shadowlands would be before the launch of Battle for Azeroth”.
Regarding the game’s design philosophy, Hazzikostas sees three eras of World of Warcraft.
The first era lasted from Vanilla to Mists of Pandaria: Until then, developers always added new, complex content to the game and brought constant innovations – whether game systems, classes, or abilities.
The second era lasted until Shadowlands: Blizzard created a “modular system” that others refer to as “Borrowed Power.” Each expansion introduced features that then completely disappeared with the end of the expansion, leaving the character weaker.
The third era begins with Dragonflight: The focus on lasting, permanent systems in World of Warcraft is once again greater. There are fewer new systems, but they should be supported over the long term.
Whether Dragonflight will ultimately satisfy not only Preach but also all the other fans will likely be shown in the coming weeks and months. Now the developers must prove that they truly understood the community’s wishes – and push out plenty of content to somehow satisfy the insatiable hunger.
What do you think about this visit to Blizzard? Are you as optimistic as Preach? Or do you consider it to be “a lot of talk”?
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Blizzard is giving away one of the rarest mounts from World of Warcraft starting today on Twitch: the Fel Drake. You just have to watch WoW for 4 hours during the release of the new expansion Dragonflight. MeinMMO explains the details.
What kind of mount is this? The Fel Drake is actually a mount that you received through a card from the WoW Trading Card Game. It uses the regular dragon model for mounts, has black scales and the classic neon green fel glow as well as the Legion rune above its head.
Since the Trading Card Game is no longer produced, the Fel Drake is correspondingly sought after among collectors and for its appearance. Some pay up to $3,000 for it, making the Fel Drake one of the more expensive items from WoW.
How do I get the dragon? Starting today, Monday, November 28, at 11:59 PM, the Fel Drake will be available as a Twitch Drop. That means you simply get the dragon as a gift by watching on Twitch:
You need to watch the relevant channels on Twitch for 4 hours
It doesn’t have to be the same channel for 4 hours
In addition, you will receive the pet “Ichabod”, a small harvest golem, if you gift two subscriptions to participating creators on Twitch by December 13. Ichabod is therefore not free, unlike the other content.
When does Dragonflight start? You can play the new expansion starting at 12:00 AM on the night of Monday, November 28, to Tuesday, November 29. From then on, the way to the Dragon Isles opens, and you can check out the new areas, dungeons, and new story.
We spoke with a WoW expert just before the release and asked for his assessment of Dragonflight:
If you want to give yourself or others a PS5 for Christmas, you will find several tips in this article on how you can safely get your hands on the coveted console by then.
It has been two years since the PS5 was officially released on November 19, 2020, and Sony’s new console is still not available on the shelves of electronics stores. The demand clearly still exceeds the supply.
Releases of major AAA games such as God of War: Ragnarök, FIFA 23, and CoD: Modern Warfare 2 only increase interest in the PS5 even more.
We have summarized the points on how you can still have a PS5 under the Christmas tree in time for the gift-giving:
PS5 on eBay
What do you need to know about buying a PS5 on eBay? The easiest and fastest way to get a PS5 is certainly to buy a (used) console on eBay. Besides the fact that you can never be entirely sure if the console or the controller is functioning perfectly when purchasing used devices, there is another reason why we would advise against this method: the prices.
Most vendors offering the PlayStation 5 on eBay charge a premium of €200. Ultimately, you will have to decide for yourself whether you want to pay 1.5 times Sony’s MSRP for the console.
However, Sony has already announced that they want to significantly ramp up their production – a fact that is already noticeable here in the country – so we are confident that with a little patience, you will also be a happy owner of a PS5 at the original price.
Sony announced a few weeks ago that they want to significantly increase production so that people can game during the holiday season. How the company plans to achieve this can be read here:
What are PS5 drops? Even two years after its launch, the PS5 is still primarily sold through “drops.” Here, the PS5 allocations received by retailers are released in their respective online shops without prior notice. The sales events go on until the stock is sold out.
Moreover, there are often several weeks of complete silence between individual drops as retailers have to wait until they are supplied with new allocations again.
The best tip we can give you to succeed during drops is to regularly check our PS5 ticker.
In the past two years, we have enabled countless readers to purchase the console this way. Our ticker keeps you updated on a daily basis and provides detailed information about facts, speculations, and rumors regarding upcoming drops. By keeping an eye on our live ticker, you decrease the chance of missing sales events for the popular consoles.
Buy PS5 at Sony’s Own Store PlayStation Direct
What is PlayStation Direct? Exactly one year ago, PlayStation Direct also launched in Germany. In the USA, Sony’s own store has been around for a bit longer. In the online shop, Sony primarily sells games, accessories such as colored side plates and controllers, and, of course, the PS5.
At the launch of the homepage a year ago, there were initially some technical problems and the payment process often did not run smoothly. Additionally, long-time PSN customers were usually granted the right to purchase a PS5 and were notified in advance via email. After an exclusive sale, public sales were rarely held.
However, this has changed. PlayStation Direct has established itself as a reliable online shop that sells the PS5 at pretty regular intervals. Typically, multiple bundles are offered, as well as both “naked” versions of the console – with and without a disc drive.
Is the PS5 even available in retail? Not a few electronics stores now offer you the option to get on a waiting list for the PS5. You will likely have the most success with Expert and GameStop, as they both have long ago discontinued sales online and are now fully focused on retail.
However, some Media Markt and Saturn branches also now offer you the opportunity to pre-order the coveted console with a down payment of 100 euros.
As retailers rarely announce or heavily advertise such sales events, we recommend that you inquire directly at your trusted store. In the past, personal inquiries in the store and contact via email have proved to be the most effective. We advise against phone inquiries since you will most often end up in a central call center anyway.
What do you need to know about PS5 tariff bundles? Various companies repeatedly offer the PS5 in a bundle with a tariff contract. Two deals that become available on a regular basis are:
Consider carefully whether the tariffs and conditions make sense for you. However, if you decide to take out a contract and pay the deposit in November, it should work out with the PS5 for Christmas.
The PS5 has a whole range of shortcuts that can significantly enhance your user experience. You can read about how to navigate the console menus significantly faster as a future PS5 owner in this article:
Today, in the night of November 29, the latest expansion of World of Warcraft called Dragonflight will be released. MeinMMO will tell you what you should still take care of in the last hours before the release.
What tips can I find here? We provide you with a little assistance with activities that you can or should complete in preparation for Dragonflight if you want to hit the ground running.
The tips are especially suitable for players with little time or those who currently do not know what else there is to do. In addition, we will reveal which content will disappear with the release of Dragonflight and which you will no longer be able to obtain.
Dragonflight will be released on Tuesday, November 29, at 12:00 AM. So you only have a few hours left to prepare for the release.
Experts, fans, and guide authors on the internet almost unanimously agree that leveling is currently the best investment of your time. This is partly because you can level up as quickly as rarely before.
Even if time is short: you can certainly level two, maybe even three characters through the event by this evening if you are quick. If you still have a few level 50 characters on your account from Battle for Azeroth, it will certainly go even faster. And you will also get usable gear at level 252.
With second characters, you have the option in Dragonflight to switch to other classes if you do not like the playstyle or power of your current class. In addition, you can perform more of the revamped professions yourself and get gold more easily.
2. Get mounts and achievements that will soon disappear
With the release of Dragonflight, some content will completely disappear from the game and will not return, or only later at an unspecified time. However, some of the achievements and rewards can still be obtained, sometimes quite easily. Here is a selection:
Meta achievement “Back from the Beyond” and title “Veilwalker” for completing various achievements in the campaign. You can find the listing on wowhead.
Mount “Restoration Deathwalker” for the achievement “Mythic+ Master of Shadowlands: Season 4”. You will need a Mythic+ score of 2,000.
Mount “Jigglesworth Senior” for the achievement “Fate’s Raids of Shadowlands”. You must defeat all raids from Shadowlands in the “fateful” mode on normal or higher.
Mount “Carzinised Zereth Deer” from the Jailer on heroic difficulty or higher via a quest item.
For most of these achievements and mounts, time will be quite tight. However, if you look for a group through the group browser, you might still be lucky and complete everything that you are missing. Many of the contents that are disappearing are likely not to return, says the boss:
There are some rewards or achievements without rewards from raids and PvP that will disappear with Dragonflight, such as “We are all made of stardust” at Rygelon in heroic mode or higher.
If you also play Wrath of the Lich King Classic in addition to Shadowlands, you should play the starting quest of Death Knights there until November 28. This way, you can easily obtain a cool mount, the Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm:
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In WoW you can get a new mount, but you have to play Classic for that
Additionally, mounts from the Mythic raids of Shadowlands will be harder to obtain with Dragonflight. “Revenge” from Sylvanas and the “Zereth Seer” from the Jailer will no longer drop with a 100% chance from the release of Dragonflight. Moreover, there will only be one mount and not two.
More useful information and guides for Dragonflight:
With Dragonflight, you will again receive heaps of new materials and loot from enemies in the new areas. Therefore, start clearing out your bags and bank slots on all characters that you want to play now.
When you don’t have to sell items constantly, you save time leveling and don’t lose track so quickly. Cleaning up also has the advantage that you sort out old stuff that you may still be able to make into gold easily now, but not later – such as materials from Shadowlands.
If you are already at it, it’s best to upgrade all your bags and bank slots with 32-slot containers. They usually sell for about 300 gold each at the auction house, depending on the server, but provide comfortable space in your inventory. Make sure to secure the additional 20-slot reagent bag during the pre-event, which simply expands your inventory.
If you sell your old stuff at the auction house, also check for useful items for leveling. Goblin gliders can save you the first few hours until you learn dragon riding, and rocket boots are always beneficial. You will find a guide with tips for faster leveling here on MeinMMO shortly.
To prepare, we can also provide you with more information about the features of Dragonflight. In our latest interview with the developers, we discuss the endgame, lore, and UI of the new expansion:
The accusations of sexism were taken very seriously by the team at World of Warcraft. But the boss thinks that we are on a very good path.
Important days are ahead for World of Warcraft, as the next expansion “Dragonflight” is on the horizon. This is not only of great importance for WoW, as Shadowlands scared off many players, but also for Blizzard. After all, Blizzard has struggled with many scandals in recent years and the biggest was probably the sexism scandal – to which many investigations are still ongoing.
Where do the statements come from? In an interview with Preach, the Game Director of WoW, Ion Hazzikostas, also talked about these issues. Preach asked how Blizzard had dealt with the turbulent last years. After all, there was not only the Covid pandemic, which led to a lot of “home office” at Blizzard, but also the allegations of harassment and sexism, especially within the WoW team. Hazzikostas said:
The other ‘big event’ last year – it triggered a prolonged period of self-reflection for the entire team. With the onset last summer, we looked inward at our culture and our past to honestly ask ourselves: “Are we who the internet says we are? Is this who we really are?”
And the answer we came to was: “No”. But we certainly do not want to be that way and there should be no possibility for us to become that. So how do we change our processes, how do we develop a culture of feedback, with listening, openness, and trust, that ensures that even the slightest hint of inappropriateness is brought up and addressed? So that we never even come close to what the accusations from many years ago state.
More about World of Warcraft can be found here on MeinMMO:
What does ‘the internet’ mean? What Hazzikostas is referring to are the opinions of many that have been found in recent years under posts surrounding the allegations of sexism and abuse. The criticism of Blizzard was significant and the opinions were often very drastic. The studio was said to be rife with toxic masculinity and a culture of harassment, where men would drunkenly roam the offices, coming uncomfortably close to the female employees.
Whether Blizzard has really improved in this regard and whether these problems within the WoW team belong only to the past is probably not easy to determine. However, at least the individuals with whom Preach spoke on the Blizzard campus seem to be clearly positive about it.
What is your assessment of this issue? Should we give the WoW team and Blizzard the opportunity to show that things have improved? Or have they “missed their chance”?
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All Spotlight Hours in November 2022 at Pokémon GO overview. We show you all Pokémon, bonuses, and times, and explain which Shinies you can find and whether the events are worth it.
What are Spotlight Hours? Every Tuesday evening, there is a Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. During this time, a Pokémon is in focus that spawns almost everywhere in the wild. At the beginning of each month, the developers announce which Pokémon will be the center of the events in the coming weeks.
All these events are typically accompanied by bonuses that bring you more Stardust, candies, or XP. We present an overview here of which Pokémon with which bonuses have been announced for the Spotlight Hours in November 2022.
All Dates of the Spotlight Hours in November 2022
These are the dates: In November, you can expect five Spotlight Hours. The following Pokémon and bonuses will be in focus:
Date
Pokémon and bonuses
Spiritomb with Cempasúchitl crown* and catch Stardust
Spiritomb with Cempasúchitl crown* and catch Stardust
Pokémon marked with a star (*) can be encountered as Shiny
Next, we will look at the individual Pokémon and their bonuses and show you whether the date is worth it.
Spotlight Hour on November 1
Which Pokémon? In the first Spotlight Hour of November, you will encounter the Pokémon Spiritomb with a Cempasúchitl crown. It wears this crown in line with the Day of the Dead event, which also starts on November 1. Spiritomb is a Ghost type and comes from the third game generation. It can evolve into Spiritomb and Spiritomb.
What bonuses do you get? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of Stardust.
Who is this worth it for? Spiritomb and its evolutions are not particularly strong as attackers. Spiritomb and Spiritomb take on niche roles in PvP battles and can be a good choice there. However, there are some alternatives that are stronger.
The Stardust bonus should be worth it for every trainer.
Can you catch shiny Spiritomb? Yes, you can catch shiny Spiritomb with the Cempasúchitl crown.
Spotlight Hour on November 8
Which Pokémon? During the second Spotlight Hour in November 2022, you will encounter Gulpin. It belongs to the Fighting and Poison types and comes from the fourth game generation. Its evolution is Toxicroak.
What bonuses do you get? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of experience points.
Who is this worth it for? Gulpin itself is not particularly strong. However, its evolution Toxicroak plays in the upper midfield among raid attackers. In PvP, in the Super and Hyper League, Toxicroak has pretty good chances.
Can you catch shiny Gulpin? Yes, shiny Gulpin is catchable in Pokémon GO.
Spotlight Hour on November 15
Which Pokémon? The third Spotlight Hour in November brings you many encounters with Porygon. It comes from the first game generation and is a Normal type. Its evolutions are Porygon2 and Porygon-Z.
What bonuses do you get? For catching Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of candies.
Who is this worth it for? Porygon itself is not strong as an attacker. You can also ignore Porygon2 and Porygon-Z in most scenarios. The candy bonus can be exciting if you do Raids during the Spotlight Hour and secure double candies for your raid catches.
Can you catch shiny Porygon? Yes, shiny Pokémon are actively available in Pokémon GO and can be caught.
Spotlight Hour on November 22
Which Pokémon? In the fourth Spotlight Hour in November, the Pokémon Fletchling is in focus. It belongs to the Grass type and comes from the 5th game generation. Its evolution is Dressella.
What bonuses do you get? For sending Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of candies.
Who is this worth it for? Neither Fletchling nor Dressella are interesting to you as attackers. Use the Spotlight Hour to clean up your Pokémon collection and get a lot of candies.
Can you catch shiny Fletchling? No. The shiny version of Fletchling is not yet available in Pokémon GO.
Spotlight Hour on November 29
Which Pokémon? The fifth Spotlight Hour in November brings you encounters with Hoothoot. The Pokémon from the second generation is of the Normal and Flying types. It can evolve into Noctowl.
What bonuses do you get? For evolving Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of experience points.
Who is this worth it for? Hoothoot is not particularly exciting as an attacker. Noctowl often has good chances in the Super League and can score in the Hyper League as well, but has no important roles in raids.
Can you catch shiny Hoothoot? Yes, shiny Hoothoot are available in Pokémon GO and can be caught by you.
How do you like the outlook for the Spotlight Hours in November 2022? Do you think Niantic has made a good selection with strong bonuses this time? Share your opinions and wishes about the events here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange thoughts with other trainers on the topic.
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Since November 15, you can earn cool items like a new mount with Twitch Drops for World of Warcraft (WoW). We show you all the rewards and how you can participate.
What are these drops? You might already be familiar with them from other games. By watching Twitch streams, you are rewarded with items for various games. WoW is also one of these games and gives you 3 cool items:
If you also gift two subscriptions on Twitch within a certain period, you will unlock the pet “Ichabod“, the cute Harvest Golem. We will show you here how to earn the items.
How to unlock Twitch Drops for WoW
What you need to do: First, you need to link your Twitch account with your Battle.net account. Use the account with which you want to unlock the items.
Here you can start connecting with your Twitch account on Blizzard’s website
Tip: Double-check to ensure you have linked the correct Twitch account. After a successful connection, it takes at least 7 days before you can link a new Twitch account with your Battle.net account.
Twitch Drop 1 – Pet Papierdrachen
When is it available? The first Twitch Drop for WoW ran from November 15 at 7:00 PM until November 18 at 8:59 AM.
How long do you need to watch streams? You need to watch at least 4 hours during the period for participating streams and their content related to WoW: Dragonflight. You can identify participating streams by the title containing “Twitch Drops”. Make sure you are logged in with your linked Twitch account when watching the streams.
What does it look like? After watching for 4 hours, you will receive the pet Papierdrachen:
This is what the pet Papierdrachen looks like in WoW
Twitch Drop 2 – Mount Teufelsdrache
When is it available? The second Twitch Drop for WoW is available from November 28 at 11:59 PM until December 1 at 8:59 AM.
How long do you need to watch streams? You need to watch at least 4 hours during the period for participating streams and their content for WoW: Dragonflight. You can identify participating streams by the title containing “Twitch Drops”. Make sure you are logged in with your linked Twitch account.
What does it look like? After watching for 4 hours, you will receive the mount Teufelsdrache:
This is what the mount Teufelsdrache looks like in WoW
When is it available? The third Twitch Drop for WoW runs from December 13 at 7:00 PM until December 29 at 8:59 AM.
How long do you need to watch streams? You need to watch at least 2 hours during the period for participating streams and their content for WoW: Dragonflight. You can identify participating streams by the title containing “Twitch Drops”. Make sure you are logged in with your linked Twitch account.
What does it look like? After watching for 2 hours, you will receive the toy Permanent Purple Firework:
This is what the toy Permanent Purple Firework looks like in WoW
Unlock pet Ichabod with Twitch – Here’s how
When is it available? You will receive the pet during the time from November 28 at 7:00 PM until December 13 at 8:59 AM.
How do you unlock Ichabod? In the given time frame, you should gift two Twitch subscriptions in the channel of a participating creator. After that, you will receive the pet as a gift.
What does it look like? Blizzard describes the pet Ichabod as a “cute Harvest Golem”. See for yourself:
Web browsers on PC/Mac and the Twitch app on Android/iOS work for this. The Twitch apps on consoles, Smart TVs, and other TV apps do not support the Drops.
Do I have to watch the same channel?
No. You can split the hours across different channels.
Will I receive rewards automatically?
No. You need to claim the Drop in the channel you are currently watching or in your Twitch inventory. You can find the Drop inventory in the web browser above the chat, next to the “Bits purchase” function.
Will Drops be deleted?
Yes. The Drops expire within 7 days after receipt if no Battle.net account is connected. The item Ichabod would expire on January 1, 2023.
What do you think of the content of the Twitch Drops? Do you tune in to Twitch just for this, even though you usually don’t? Or is it good because you already watch the streams and are now being rewarded for it? Share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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Currently, the Autumn Sale 2022 is running on Steam with numerous games on sale. Among them is the game ‘Rain World’, a survival platformer with 92% positive ratings. You can currently get it for €9. On January 19, 2023, the game will also receive a co-op expansion.
What kind of game is Rain World? The game is a platformer with survival elements. The gameplay of Rain World is rather challenging.
You play as a cat-snail: a small, white creature with 4 legs and a snail tail, which can move around agilely.
You live in a merciless world. Danger lurks everywhere and you are all alone, because: A massive flood has separated you from your family and now you embark on a dangerous journey to find them again.
Along the way, you explore different ecosystems, where creatures exist that want to eat you.
In January 2023, there will be a multiplayer expansion for the game. Here is the co-op reveal trailer for Rain World: Downpour:
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Rain World: Downpour – Co-op Mode Reveal Trailer
Surviving in a Merciless World
What does gameplay in Rain World look like? The game design is rather dark in style and simplicity, reminiscent of 16-bit games from the 90s.
You navigate through landscapes filled with industrial waste and must take care of food and a safe shelter for your cat-snail.
You will go hunting yourself but should also be wary of other hunters for whom you are the prey. Traps in the environment also make your life difficult.
Here are some screenshots from Rain World
The game’s AI ensures that opponents never stop hunting your cat-snail. As a weapon, you carry a spear that you can use to defend yourself against enemies.
Another significant aspect of the game is the ever-present danger of rain, which can drown the cat-snail.
Is there a multiplayer mode? In Rain World, you can play PvP in split-screen mode. On January 19, 2023, the Rain World: Downpour expansion will be released on Steam, where you will not only get new content, but also a co-op mode to survive with 4 other players as cat-snails.
How is Rain World rated by players? The game is very positively rated on Steam. Out of a total of 6,570 reviews, 92% are good (as of November 23, 2022, via Steam).
Players praise the game as a fantastic indie title – for some, it is even their favorite game. They appreciate the unique atmosphere and the gameplay, which is said to be very challenging. They also note in reviews that the game is not for everyone and can be quite emotional.
User ClockWyrk writes: “My absolute favorite game of all time. Yes, it’s brutal. Yes, it’s merciless. But once you master this game and the things in it, you have earned it. You don’t get power-ups for skills, you just get better […] I will never find another game like this and it will always be my favorite game. Thank you for this truly artistic work, Videocult [the developer studio]” (via Steam).
How much does Rain World cost on Steam? The game Rain World is currently on sale in the Autumn Sale 2022 on Steam among the discounted titles. You currently pay only €8.99 instead of €19.99 with a 55% discount.
Along with the soundtrack in the bundle, Rain World costs €11.19 instead of €29.98. This saves you 63% of the original purchase price.
The Autumn Sale on Steam will last until November 29, 2022, at 7 PM. Until then you can get Rain World cheaper.
Killstreaks are like the salt in the soup in the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. For good performances and a few kills in a row, you get powerful war tools to dominate opponents. However, the highest selectable killstreak – the Juggernaut – is really bad.
When ammunition runs out in the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, you often realize: “Wow, this could be a nice killstreak!”. Suddenly, a deployable automatic turret appears in the gadget bar, and the next round of the kill party can begin.
The turret is available for 7 kills in a row without dying. In the loadout, you can always select 3 of these killstreaks and must weigh – do you prefer to take ones that require fewer kills and are therefore available more often? Or do you go all out and hunt the nasty ones?
The nastiest one is the Juggernaut. An armored combat suit with a minigun, worth 15 kills in a row. This thing even has its own radio. However, the suit disappoints on all fronts – because the perfect counter takes out the Juggernaut with the press of a button.
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CoD MW2: Juggernaut is allergic to drill grenades
Why is the Juggernaut so weak? If opponents only come with bullets, there are no problems. The suit absorbs a lot of damage and the minigun clears the way.
However, as soon as someone has a drill grenade in hand, the Juggernaut reaches its limits. Because just a small grenade turns the highly bred super soldier into battlefield decoration. There’s a fitting video on Reddit:
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The thread creator shows his entire path of suffering: From requesting the suit, through the slow march to the front, and the quick demise by the drill grenade.
He was left with just one small kill and 20 seconds of “fun” with the actually powerful killstreak gadget of Modern Warfare 2. You’d probably be better off opting for other killstreaks and taking the strong drill grenades.
The strongest killstreak in CoD MW2, by the way, cannot be selected – everyone has it already. With 30 kills in a row, you get a nuke awarded, an atomic bomb.
Once activated, an unstoppable timer runs, ending the match with an atomic strike – with a victory for the team of the player who used the nuke.
In League of Legends, Eintracht Frankfurt will likely play in the 1st Division of the German Prime League in 2023, as they missed the promotion in a sporting sense. YouTuber HandOfBlood mocks: “There is only one Eintracht”, namely his team in Berlin-Spandau.
How did 2022 go for Eintracht Frankfurt in LoL? Frankfurt performed well in 2022 in the 2nd Prime Division in Germany:
Eintracht Frankfurt finished 2nd in the regular season of the summer split with a record of 12-6, only Hertha BSC was better
This meant that Frankfurt only achieved 3rd place in the league, thus could not be promoted. Only the 2 best teams of the second league, Hertha and NNO, got the chance to play in the promotion to the 1st league.
Eintracht Frankfurt allegedly buys league spot from WAVE Esports
This is the news now: According to a well-known LoL insider who is usually correct, Eintracht Frankfurt has bought the Prime League spot from WAVE Esports.
WAVE Esports was clearly last in the Prime Division in the Spring Split 2022 with 1-17, in the summer they finished 7th with 6-12. Ultimately, WAVE Esports was still better than all the teams in the 2nd league in the relegation and thus could sportingly remain in the 1st German LoL league.
If the insider’s information proves true, WAVE Esports will still be finished with the 1st league.
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Frankfurt criticized Spandau 2 weeks ago for buying “league spots”, now does it themselves
What are the comments now? There is already some mocking along the lines of “If you can’t achieve it sporting-wise, then you buy a spot.”
Especially “Eintracht Spandau”, the 1st league team of YouTuber HandOfBlood, is active in the Twitter comments.
This is revenge for a comment from Eintracht Frankfurt on November 10th: At that time, Eintracht Spandau had publicly toyed with the idea of buying the league spot from “NNO” and then letting a 2nd team play in the first league.
Eintracht Frankfurt mocked on Twitter back then: “Oops… Spandau buys another spot again instead of working for it.”
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Now they are making fun of this in Berlin, as 2 weeks later Eintracht Frankfurt does exactly that: They buy themselves a spot in the 1st league, which they could not achieve through hard work.
From HandOfBlood comes the announcement in his role as egotistical president Knabe in perfect English: “SER IS ONLY WAN EINTRACHT”.
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
One should probably not take all of this too seriously, as the German clubs like to mock each other, especially the popular Eintracht Spandau is drawing the ire of the social media accounts of the other clubs.
Hertha BSC, by the way, is doing exactly the opposite of Eintracht Frankfurt, as they are going down, not up. Hertha missed the promotion to the 1st league against NNO and will dissolve its LoL team in 2023.
Also, NNO will not play in the 1st league in the configuration that achieved promotion:
In a live stream on Twitch on November 25, the streamer GigerBeardie achieved a significant solo success in the MMORPG Oldschool Runescape . In jubilation, he shouted at the monitor that he would never come back, exaggerating so much that he lost consciousness for a few seconds.
Here is the clip: After 7 hours and 45 minutes in the live stream, the British streamer GingerBeardie achieved his goal: The boss “TzKal-Zuk” was defeated.
The red-bearded streamer in a beanie initially looks tense at the camera, then raises one arm and shouts at the top of his lungs: “Yes, damn it, that’s how it’s done!”
Then follows an angry stream of words, repeatedly using the all-purpose word “fucking” to intensify everything. He claims he swears to God he is done with this crap. He will never come back.
With the elongated “never coming baaaaack”, it seems he overdid it with the shouting, staring blankly at the camera before crashing his head against the streaming table. The microphone swings back, and a Windows sound is heard.
After a few seconds, his chat partner dryly states: “I think you’re broken.”
But the streamer is already somewhat back to normal, shaking himself like a boxer after a KO.
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“Fortunately, he at least picked up the cape before he fainted.”
“The healthiest Runescape player ever”
“He should go to the doctor and get his blood pressure and that stuff checked.”
“He has 99 hitpoints, he’s fine.”
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Survive 69 waves – If you die, you start over
What the hell is the success about?? On June 1, 2017, the solo minigame “Inferno” was introduced to Old School Runescape: The player must survive 69 waves that get progressively harder and defeat the level 1400 boss TzKal-Zuk at the end.
If the player dies, they must start over at level 1. It is said: This mode is the “spiritual successor” to TzHaar Fight Class, which was considered the largest “PvM” challenge in the game.
The streamer DrDisrespect says he was banned by Activision Blizzard for 7 days from CoD Warzone 2 just before a tournament for $100,000. He can somewhat understand the reason for the ban, but the YouTube streamer complains about how they could allow themselves to ban him before a major tournament.
Why was DrDisrespect banned?
DrDisrespect says he was banned for his behavior in the proximity chat for 7 days from Call of Duty: Warzone 2.
According to him, it was about a “mutual exchange of insults”.
He was banned for “spamming in the chat”
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DrDisrespect was a celebrity on Twitch – His ban remains a big mystery to this day
Trash-talking and the word “Pussy” lead to the ban
This was the exact scene: From his accounts, it becomes clear that he was banned for “mutual trash-talking” at Highrise. This description fits a scene that the community generally agrees on.
In a stream on Friday, December 18, DrDisrespect climbs a rope to the roof of a high-rise building, gets shot at, and leaps back over the railing. He opens a parachute and escapes safely.
In the proximity chat, his opponent asks: “Why are you running away?”
DrDisrespect puts on new armor and says: “Just come down here. Do you want to play hide and seek for your entire life, pussy?”
The opponent then actually jumps down with a parachute, and DrDisrespect shouts: “Yeah, come down, come down,” shoots him out of the air, and mocks him after he has killed him: “What an idiot. Look at him.”
For this action, mainly for the use of the word “Pussy,” DrDisrespect apparently was banned by Activision Blizzard for 7 days.
The segment starts around 4:36 hours:
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This is what he says about the ban: In further streams, DrDisrespect is seen playing on another account. He says he needs to tone it down in the proximity chat, as his own account has been banned for 7 days.
He obviously can’t really understand the ban. He believes he was only banned to set an “example” on him – he has heard of much worse things from other players.
From his perspective, he was banned here for “mutual trash-talking”:
People are just so delusional. You ban me right before a $100,000 tournament? It’s insane how much people have lost touch.
The tournament was the “OpTic Texas Warzone 2 $100,000 Tournament”, a tournament for content creators that took place on November 21, right after DrDisrespect’s ban: WarsZ & zCoorss won the tournament and took home $35,000 in prize money.
This is what it’s about: DrDisrespect repeatedly uses the proximity chat in Warzone 2 for psychological warfare, mocks opponents, or tricks them. For him, it’s a tool to entertain his viewers. As is known, he loves trash-talking.
From DrDisrespect’s point of view, he is a “brand ambassador” for Warzone 2 with his many viewers on YouTube, and he expects Activision Blizzard to give him more leeway, but he still feels like a scapegoat being particularly closely watched.
Others also say (via reddit). The ban for this action is excessive; many people actually abuse the proximity chat to shout racist slurs or play extremely loud music. Hardly anyone seems to have real understanding for the ban.
DrDisrespect feels “mistreated” by Activision Blizzard:
You are looking for improvements for your team in FIFA 23, but don’t want to spend a fortune on the absolute top cards? Then you will find affordable alternatives for Ultimate Team here.
What kind of list is this? For more victories in Ultimate Team, you need a strong team, but the top players in FUT are expensive. Still, there are some good cards that can be obtained for less money.
After the big market crash in FIFA 23, many cards are now significantly cheaper than at the start of the game and in the weeks following. Therefore, strong players can be obtained for fewer coins than before.
We look at cards that cost a maximum of 25,000 coins on the transfer market. These are players who may not represent the absolute top in Ultimate Team, but can bring many teams a decent step forward.
Since it can vary from team to team which cards are worth it, we have not focused on specific leagues, nationalities, or positions, but mainly looked at strong stats.
Here you will find 7 players that can be worth it. However, keep in mind that the transfer market is dynamic and prices can change.
Fikayo Tomori
Price: approx. 19,000 coins
This is what makes Tomori stand out: Tomori was a very sought-after defender especially at the start of FIFA 23, with his price peaking at over 90,000 coins. Now you can get him for significantly cheaper.
And that could be worthwhile, as the AC Milan defender comes with excellent defensive stats and strong pace. Equip him with an Anchor style for best results.
This is what makes De Jong stand out: De Jong experienced a very similar price development as Tomori. The FC Barcelona player fits in terms of chemistry especially in LaLiga teams and can score points with strong stats in the center.
Equipped with a Shadow style, you get a midfielder who is strong defensively but can also pull the strings offensively.
Antonio Rüdiger
Price: approx. 21,000 coins
This is what makes Rüdiger stand out: While we are already in LaLiga: Rüdiger cost around 150,000 coins at the start of FIFA 23, now it’s only 21,000. Nonetheless, he should still be a strengthening of the defense for many teams.
Similar to Tomori, Rüdiger offers the necessary speed and absolutely strong defensive and physical stats. He can also play passes, but struggles with shooting and dribbling. A “Shadow” style is also advisable here.
Christopher Nkunku
Price: approx. 12,250 coins
This is what makes Nkunku stand out: With a price of over 160,000 coins, Nkunku was initially hardly affordable, but now he is at a pleasant 12,250 coins.
But even for the low price, you get a great player with Nkunku: The attacker has decent pace, very good dribbling stats, and good stats for shooting and passing. Additionally, he has the important 5-star skills, making him a player for tricksters.
Use a Hunter, and you’ll get a versatile player who can impress mainly as a CAM or ST, behind the striker, or on the wings if you shift him outside in gameplay.
This is what makes Dembélé stand out: Speaking of “players for tricksters” – before the last patch, attention was mainly on players with the “Lengthy” style, but now explosive players are also strong again. So it’s no wonder that Ousmane Dembélé’s return to the meta didn’t take long.
The Frenchman has been a popular trickster in FIFA 23 for years, causing chaos for opponents on the wing. High pace and deadly dribbling skills make Dembélé dangerous. He already shines as a playmaker – with a “Finisher” style, he can also be very dangerous in front of goal.
This is what makes Mendy stand out: Let’s stick with the “old favorites.” Ferland Mendy is similar to Dembélé, a player who performs better than his stats might suggest. Despite the 83 overall rating, the Real Madrid left-back is a top choice on the left side.
With the “Architect” style, he also gets the “Lengthy” attribute. While that’s not as effective in offense anymore, it’s still a very good choice defensively.
Moise Kean
FIFA 23 Kean
Price: approx. 12,500 coins
This is what makes Kean stand out: The TOTW card of Kean is relatively new in FUT but has received a significant upgrade compared to his gold version. From a 78 rating, Kean simply jumped up by 8 points to 86 – and thus became a really good option in offense.
High speed, good dribbling, strong shooting and physicality – Kean is an affordable striker who has almost everything you need, especially with the Marksman style. Only the weak foot with 2 stars is actually not helpful.
By the way: Besides the TOTW card, Kean has also just received a POTM card as an SBC that could be worth it.
The new shooter Dysterra entered Early Access on Steam on November 23, but just a few days later, the developers had to perform a rollback. Cheaters are to blame.
This is Dysterra: The new sci-fi shooter on Steam takes place in a distant future on Earth. The discovery of the incredible energy source Terrasite changed our world: Terrasite drove science and technology forward, but also sparked several wars and battles over the coveted resource.
In the survival game, you play as a survivor, gathering resources and food, building a shelter, and trying to survive in the harsh environment of the futuristic Earth.
You can watch the Early Access trailer here:
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Dysterra – Early Access Trailer
Cheaters overrun Dysterra on Steam
That’s why there was a rollback: The shooter launched after multiple beta phases on November 23 on Steam and was immediately overrun by cheaters. The plague was apparently so devastating for the game and its economy that the developers decided to perform a server rollback.
Rollbacks are considered one of the most drastic measures, as they reset all progress to a specific date. Everyone is affected, including honest players, which is why developers rarely resort to rollbacks.
In a news post on Steam, the Dysterra devs apologized for the rollback and promised that they would minimize the damage caused by cheaters in the future.
More about survival games on MeinMMO can be found here:
What the developers also say: In a post in the community forums on Steam, the Dysterra devs also warned against collaborating with cheaters. Anyone who doesn’t use cheats themselves but knowingly plays with someone who does and benefits from it will also be punished.
The devs advise against living in a house with cheaters or sharing inventory with them. So if you play Dysterra, be mindful of what your teammates are doing. This could have unpleasant consequences for you as it is regarded as an unfair advantage.
