Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 22.11. – Today starts the community event

Britta ♤ BeAngel Britta ♤ BeAngel Reading time 6 minutes

Season 18 in Destiny 2 is entering the final stretch and brings the anticipated community event online tonight. MeinMMO tells you exactly what else is on the agenda after the weekly reset and what activities you can tackle.

Here’s what’s happening this week: The Guardians are being asked by Misraaks this week to take on the honorable task of helping the Fallen in the Eliksni neighborhood improve their living conditions.

While Spider has set up a cozy, small, and above all warm shop for his business, the rest of the Eliksni still live in places without walls, shelter, or warmth. Time to lend them a hand, Guardians.

If you’re not exhausted enough afterward, you can also face the current toughest Nightfall challenge in the strike “The Lightblade” this week.

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The Nightfall strike “The Lightblade” is active.

The key information on activities from November 22 to 29.

Strike: Nightfall – The Trial by Fire

  • The Lightblade, Savathûn’s Throne World
    • The strike “The Lightblade” is currently considered an extremely difficult challenge and is quite tough at higher difficulty levels. Guardians travel to the deep swamps of the Throne World to obtain a relic that provides more clues on how Savathûn gained the light. You will face an Oryx-worthy foe who guards the temple where the relic is found.

This week’s Nightfall weapon: As a reward for your run, you will always receive a special Nightfall weapon.

This week, acquire the shotgun “The Pursuit of the Mind-Twister.”

Playlist strikes have the following modifiers this week:

  • Solar Ignition
  • Heavyweight
  • Iron
  • The ignition modifier accompanies you all week, while the others change daily.

Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation

What’s happening in the raid “King’s Fall”:

In the current raid “King’s Fall,” you must face the final raid challenge to earn more loot.

  • In the challenge “Hands Off“, players are not allowed to kill the same Ogre and Knight more than once. So, you need to think carefully about what you want to kill, as no one in your team may defeat the same Light Eater Ogre and Light Eater Knight more than once.
    • This restriction applies throughout the encounter and also includes the two Ogres that spawn during the final battle. But despite these limitations, you must kill both the Ogre and the Knight quickly.

Here are the raid requirements and challenges awaiting you: 

  • In Normal mode, completing a challenge gives you double loot.
  • The requirement for each encounter for Grandmasters is a power level of 1600 with champions.
  • Only from the Grandmaster raid can you receive status-specific armor and master weapons.
  • You can also earn the new raid-exclusive exotic cosmetics in the Oryx style in the Grandmaster.

Additional legacy pinnacle rewards from the endgame:

  • Proceed carefully into the raid “Glass Chamber.”
  • Play the dungeon “Pit of Heresy” for additional pinnacle loot.
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Defeat the boss in the dungeon “Pit of Heresy.”

Weekly Activities

In Season 18, Guardians can act as a pirate with their own crew and collect cryptic four-liners and complete the seasonal content. This includes:

  • Ketch Crash: Dive into this new 6-player activity in ship versus ship battles to prevent Eramis and her pirate gang from plunging the galaxy into chaos. There’s top loot available once a week on Grandmaster difficulty.
  • Expedition: Assemble treasure maps, search for treasures, and return to your ship while fending off enemy pirate crews.
  • Pirate Hideouts: Fight through weekly missions and loot powerful relics hidden in the hideouts of the pirate lords.

Even though the seasonal quest has been completed by most players, a prologue could still be waiting. Currently, Mithrax and Eido are investigating the mysterious artifacts of Nezarek. It’s quite possible that Bungie has a final story piece along with a community event in store.

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Along with Season 18, the current DLC from “The Witch Queen” is also active and can be played. For example, in the weekly repeatable campaign mission. There’s also top loot to be earned there to reach the current max power level of 1580.

Savathûn’s Throne World – Weekly Campaign Mission

  • “The Trick”
    • In the campaign mission, you search the dark corners of Savathûn’s Throne World for another hint of how she stole the light based on a tip from Fynch.

Crucible – Here are the PvP playlists:

  • Private Match
  • Rumble
  • Control
  • Elimination
  • Glory Survival
  • Glory Survival: Freelance
  • Rift
  • “Trials of Osiris” starting November 26, including the return of the Freelance mode and “Zone Control”

Playlist bonus this week:

  • This week, the 14th Saint favors you with bonus Trials ranks in Trials.

Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City

  • Petra Venj is located at the top of the pavilion in the area “The Shore” in the Dreaming City. The curse cycle starts anew and curse week 1 is active. The 5th Ascendant Challenge is also active.

All sources for pinnacle loot in Season 18 of Destiny 2

So that you know where to effectively snag your pinnacle loot, we provide you each week with a quick overview of activities.

Take advantage of the last chances for pinnacle loot in this Season 18.

This is the new max level: In the new season of the Looters, the maximum power level of your gear is 1,580. This increases the power level at the start of the new Season 18 by +10 compared to the previous Season 17. All players receive the base power level of 1,350.

This pinnacle loot brings your power level up to 1,580:

  • Top Legacy Raid “King’s Fall” (+2)
  • Top Dungeon “Duality” (+2)
  • Raid rotation this week: “Glass Chamber” (+2)
  • Legacy Dungeon rotation “Pit of Heresy” (+2)
  • Reach in the Nightfall: Trial by Fire with at least 100,000 points (+2)
  • Weekly Witch Queen campaign mission with at least 100,000 points (+2)
  • “The Ur-Source” at Grandmaster difficulty (+2)
  • Seasonal activity “Ketch Crash” at Grandmaster difficulty (+2)
  • Complete the activity “Preservation” in the raid Pyramid of Darkness (+2)
  • “Eternity’s Trials”: Achieve at least 250,000 points or more (+2)
  • Defeat Powerful Cabal in the exotic mission “Vox Obscura” (+2)
  • Complete 3 Gambit matches (+1)
  • Complete 3 Crucible matches (+1)
  • Complete 3 Strike operations with appropriate focus (+1)
  • Hawthorne’s clan quest: Earn 5000 XP (+1)
  • Trials of Osiris (+2)

Here’s how to get free loot: For all new and old Guardians who want to play again in the future or after a break, Bungie has prepared the “Gift of the Thunder Gods” in Season 18.

You can pick up this loot chest for free in the H.E.L.M. after completing the “New Light” campaign. It brings you to a power level of up to 1540 or more – with Arc armor and weapons, as well as two exotic and ten legendary items. You can also collect these rewards for all your characters once.

Glint Dust Highlights in Eververse

If you want to complete your armor ornaments with the seasonal Fortnite sets in this Season 18, you should log in this week. You can purchase the last piece, the helmet, for 1600 Glint Dust per character and then have a complete set, provided you have purchased all the ornaments before.

  • For the Titan “Knightly Black Headgear”
  • For the Warlock “Painted Kitsune Hood”
  • For the Hunter “Eternal Revenge Helmet”
Secure the helmet of the Fortnite ornaments this week.

Otherwise, here’s what’s available in Tess Eververse’s sale:

  • Exotic Ship “Aoki/Faas Sl-65”
  • Exotic Ship “Heliotropium”
  • Exotic Sparrow “Drive Force”
  • Exotic Weapon Ornament “The End of an Era” for the Hand Cannon “The Last Word”
  • Exotic Emote “Scrub the Deck”
  • Exotic Emote “Captivating Thoughts”
  • Legendary Emote “No Net”
  • Shader “Polished Seastone”
  • Ghost Projection “Lantern Projection”

Not enough Glint Dust? So many great items, but you already have a Glint Dust shortage? Then check out our tips on how to improve your Glint Dust budget.

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Will you check out the community event and support the Eliksni, or will you try to turn off the light of the Lightblade? Then feel free to leave us a comment with your strategy.

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CoD Warzone 2: DMZ – 10 tips I wish I had known earlier

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 6 minutes

With Call of Duty Warzone 2, the DMZ mode was also released. MeinMMO presents you with 10 tips that could be helpful for getting started.

A few days ago, Warzone 2 launched, along with the new DMZ mode. The DMZ mode is based on the fundamental principle of games like Escape from Tarkov and thus belongs to the still relatively new shooter genre of EFT-Likes / Extraction-Shooters.

Since DMZ is the first mode of its kind in a Call of Duty game, acclimating to the gameplay can indeed be challenging. To ensure you don’t start your first rounds completely unprepared, we have compiled 10 tips to make the beginning a little easier, especially for newcomers.

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1. Do Faction Missions

Before you start your first round in the DMZ mode, you should familiarize yourself with the faction missions. You can view these in the main menu of the mode and activate or deactivate specific contracts. By completing a faction mission, you earn XP and make progress with the individual factions.

At the beginning, you can only complete missions for the “Legion” faction. After completing 4 contracts, the “White Lotus” faction follows. Once you have completed all Level 2 missions for Legion and White Lotus, you unlock “Black Mous”.

After you complete all Level 3 contracts from all three factions, you get a second slot for an insured weapon. If you then also complete all Level 5 contracts from the three factions, you even get a third slot for insured weapons.

What is an insured weapon? If you die in DMZ mode, you will lose your inventory and the weapon you carry is gone. An exception is the insured weapon, which can also be customized at the gunsmith and equipped with attachments.

If you die with an insured weapon, it has a cooldown of several hours afterward. A second or third slot for an insured weapon is therefore beneficial because you can still carry personalized weapons during the cooldown.
CoD Warzone 2 DMZ Faction Missions

2. Loot Purposefully, You Are Not a Vacuum Cleaner

In DMZ, you can collect a lot of loot. This includes weapons, armor vests, and items that are relevant for missions. But there is also a lot of loot that you cannot use when it is not needed.

Focus on collecting things that you really need. Gather items like canisters, bandages, or stims when they are required for a mission. It may also be wise to pick up valuables to earn money. But don’t waste your limited storage space.

To loot purposefully, you should explore specific locations. Do you need canisters for a mission? Then check at a gas station. Are you looking for gear and weapons? Be sure to search ammunition depots! They are a good source for standard gear.

Bonus Tip: Head to the train that travels across the map. Another promising location is the Al Malik Airport. Both provide rare loot crates and good weapons.

3. Coordinate Faction Missions with Your Teammates

Completing faction missions is an important part of DMZ. To fulfill the various contracts as effectively as possible, you should coordinate with your teammates on which mission you are actively pursuing.

If all three members of your squad complete the same mission, you will earn progress together. For example, if the task is to collect 7 canisters, all three must extract a total of 7 canisters.

However, if you do not have the mission active at the same time and your friends complete it days later, you will earn points independently. Instead of extracting seven canisters for all members only once, you may have to collect seven canisters three times in the worst case due to a lack of communication.

CoD Warzone 2 Squad

4. Reliable Method to Get Armor Plates

For seasoned shooter veterans, this is probably no surprise, but you should shoot NPCs in the head.

If you eliminate an armored NPC by shooting them in the torso, with grenades or similar methods, you destroy their armor and cannot loot it. If you shoot them in the head instead, they drop an armor plate.

Armor plates are also tremendously important in DMZ mode, as without them you are an easy target.

5. Regularly Use the UAV Tower

The UAV Tower is a large radio tower that you must activate during one of the first Legion missions. When activated, the tower scans a certain area around it for enemies. Both enemy NPCs and players are displayed on your mini-map.

The displayed symbols also give you an indication of whether the revealed enemy is an NPC or a player.

  • NPCs are represented by a diamond with a red outline and no fill.
  • Players are represented by a diamond with red fill.
CoD Warzone 2 DMZ UAV Tower

6. Extract Weapons You Haven’t Unlocked Yet

If you want to carry a specific rifle as an insured weapon, you need to unlock it first. However, this can be done not only by reaching a certain level.

If you extract with a weapon or piece of equipment you do not yet have, you unlock it by fleeing from Al Mazrah.

This also applies to weapons and equipment your friends drop for you. Simply pick them up and get into the helicopter that extracts you from the area.

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7. Do Not Leave the Match After You Die

In shooters, dying can be quite frustrating, but no matter how annoyed you are, you should not leave a match in DMZ mode early. If your teammates are still alive, the round can still be worth it for you even if you are already out.

Your gear and weapons are gone after death, that is clear, but the missions continue.

If your teammates complete a faction mission or extract items that are relevant for progressing a mission, you will receive the progress even if you did not extract.

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8. You Can Reduce the Cooldown of the Insured Weapon

If you lose an insured weapon, you will get it back after several hours of cooldown. However, this also means that you cannot use your insured weapon for a certain period.

However, it is possible to reduce the cooldown of your insured weapon by extracting money and valuables. The higher the value, the stronger the reduction of the cooldown.

Bonus Tip: Look out for trash cans marked as “Dead Drop”. There, you can place money, loot, and valuables during the ongoing round and thereby also reduce the cooldown of your insured weapon. This way, you save yourself the risk of losing money, etc., just before extraction.

9. Vehicles Are a Killing Machine

Some enemies are quite difficult to crack in DMZ mode, even if they are “only” NPCs. Particularly well-armored enemies like the Juggernaut or the Chemist in the contaminated zone can withstand several shots.

You will have it much easier if you run them over with a vehicle. You don’t even have to go particularly fast because vehicles always kill with just one hit.

CoD Warzone 2 Vehicles

10. Hostage Rescue Provides an Additional Extraction Point

As the round slowly approaches its end and you have your pockets full of loot, there is nothing more stressful than squads with enemy players near your chosen extraction point.

Fortunately, a map task provides relief. When you activate the “Hostage Rescue” task, you must – as the name suggests – rescue a hostage. This is often located in a building guarded by armored NPCs.

If you take out the NPCs and grab the hostage, you need to bring them to a designated location. At that location awaits a helicopter that is supposed to evacuate the hostage. A helicopter that only you can see on the map and that will extract both the hostage and you. So just get in with the hostage and safely escape from Al Mazrah.

However, keep in mind that the player who carries the hostage can only carry sidearms.

The DMZ mode of Warzone 2 is not only an extraction shooter, but it is also the only way to get the new assault rifle M13B. How you obtain the rifle can be found out on MeinMMO.

CoD Warzone 2: Unlock the new Assault Rifle M13B in DMZ mode – Here’s how to do it easily

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3 Football teams that AI believes have the greatest chance of winning the World Cup title

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The World Cup 2022 in Qatar has begun. Both bookmakers and artificial intelligences are trying to predict the winner. According to AI Opta-Analyst, 3 teams in particular have the greatest chance of winning the title. This prediction roughly matches what EA found out with FIFA 23.

What does the AI say? The highest chances are likely:

  • Brazil – 16.3 %
  • Argentina – 13.1 %
  • France – 12 %

Behind them, Spain (8.9 %), England (8.8 %), Germany (7.7 %), and the Netherlands (6.6 %) follow at a distance. The teams with the least chance of winning the World Cup are considered to be Iran, Ghana, and Australia with 0.1 %, as well as Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica, which even have a 0 % probability (via Twitter).

The interesting thing about the AI is that it specializes in data around sports events such as soccer, basketball, and American football. It has a large database that can be accessed to make this prediction.

However, there is no guarantee, as not only statistics come into play at a World Cup, but many other factors such as current form, team morale, and injuries.

EA arrives at a similar result with FIFA 23

What did EA predict? On November 9, EA published a blog post announcing the winner of the 2022 World Cup. According to the football simulation FIFA 23, Argentina will be world champion in the final against Brazil.

FIFA 23 World Cup 2022 Simulation
This is what the simulation looked like in FIFA.

France takes third place, keeping the top 3 identical to what the AI predicted. Only the first and second places have switched. By the way, Germany got knocked out by Brazil in the quarter-finals with a score of 0:3 in FIFA.

A French colleague from Jeuxvideo also simulated the World Cup multiple times. There, Argentina, Brazil, France, and Spain won the most titles. However, England managed to sneak in a win:

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What do the bookmakers say? Looking at common betting odds, Brazil and Argentina are usually at the top regarding the World Championship title. They are followed in varying orders by England, France, Spain, and Germany.

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What do you think, who will be the World Champion this year? And how realistic do you see Germany’s chances? Feel free to write it in the comments.

In FIFA 23, there is now the World Cup mode. We have summarized all the important information about it here:

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Hearthstone: We unveil the Scavenger – and the return of the ‘Zombiester’

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

MeinMMO reveals another card from the new Hearthstone expansion “March of the Lich King” – and the Hunter card “Scourgecaller” packs a punch.

The latest expansion “March of the Lich King” will be released in Hearthstone soon. With the new class “Death Knight,” there are even more cards this time – a whopping 145 new cards will be in the upcoming set. The cards are being revealed piece by piece, and MeinMMO is also showcasing some cards.

The “Scourgecaller” really has a lot to offer.

The Scourgecaller – a powerful hero ability in a compact form

The Scourgecaller is an epic minion for Hunters, bringing a 2 / 2 body for 2 mana to the board as an Undead (a new minion type). Its battlecry ensures it can still be quite useful later in the game, as it states:

Creates its own Zombie.

What is a Zombie? Anyone who has played “Knights of the Frozen Throne” will remember zombies, as the undead variant of Rexxar, “Deathstalker Rexxar,” could assemble them as a hero ability.

When you create a Zombie, you get to choose from three different beasts twice. You must pick one from each case. The two chosen beasts then merge into your “Zombie.” This means:

  • Their mana costs are added
  • Their stats are added
  • Their effects like battlecry, deathrattle, windfury, or similar are added

After that, you get the Zombie in your hand and can play it.

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New in “March of the Lich King” is that zombies not only count as beasts but also as undead. This provides them with new synergy effects and allows them to interact with other cards that further boost beasts or undead.

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The Scourgecaller is likely to prove to be a solid “all-around” card that finds a place in many Hunter decks. Because whether you want to have a slightly weaker Zombie early on, or a larger creature with higher mana costs and stronger effects later, the Scourgecaller is quite versatile. Unlike many other cards, it is useful in both early and late game.

What do you think of the Scourgecaller? A worthwhile addition to your decks? Or will you hardly use the card?

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Secret tips on Black Friday that you can get for under 30 euros on Amazon

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 2 minutes

You are looking for tips on Black Friday on Amazon? MeinMMO has a few recommendations for you that cost no more than 30 euros.

On Black Friday, thousands of offers for gamers are available. It’s easy to lose track of which deals are good and which ones are actually worth it.

MeinMMO has selected a few recommendations for you that could be worth your while if you don’t want to spend more than 30 euros.

Memory card for mobile phone or Nintendo Switch

SanDisk memory card

What does that bring me? If you regularly buy games in the Nintendo eShop for your Switch, eventually you will have a full internal memory. In this case, a memory card is worthwhile, which you can easily insert into the Switch. Afterwards, you can use the card for games, save data, or screenshots.

What does it cost? Currently, you pay a little less than 20 euros for different memory cards. At Samsung, you can get 256 GB of storage for 19.99 euros, while at SanDisk you pay 13.99 euros for 128 GB.

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For more tips related to the Nintendo Switch, you can find them here:

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Power strip with surge protection

What does that bring me? Some manufacturers offer power strips with surge protection. This protection secures your connected hardware against sudden surges, such as from lightning strikes nearby.

A user showed, for example, how a surge protector saved thousands of euros worth of hardware for him. Such power strips with surge protection cost on average a bit more but protect your items better than a conventional strip.

What does it cost? Currently, you pay between 20 and 30 euros for such power strips thanks to Black Friday deals. From the renowned manufacturer Brennenstuhl, you can get an 8-socket strip for 28.89 euros instead of 33.98 euros.

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Lightweight gaming mouse for shooters

What does that bring me? The Pulsefire Haste from HyperX is a gaming mouse that weighs only 61 grams. The mouse is well-made and offers excellent tactility. It can even be adjusted with optional griptape. The main disadvantage is the unfinished software.

MeinMMO tested the wireless version of the Pulsefire Haste. The basic functions and the structure are the same for both mice; the wireless version offers a connection via radio for an additional 40 euros.

What does it cost? For the wired Pulsefire Haste, you currently pay 29.99 euros instead of 59.99 euros. Thus, it is a real insider tip if you are looking for a lightweight and high-quality gaming mouse. The wireless variant currently still costs 59.99 euros instead of 99.99 euros.

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More tips and recommendations for Black Friday: Are you looking for more recommendations for Black Friday on Amazon and more? Here we present the best recommendations for the PS5. If you want to set up your setup appropriately, you can find a handful of ideas here:

Black Friday: 4 must-haves for the PS5 that you can get at a great price right now

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour today with Lilminip and Candies

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO today, on November 22, the Spotlight Hour starts with Lilminip. We show you everything about the bonuses, shinies, and times of the event here.

What kind of event is this? On Tuesday evenings, Pokémon GO has a fixed schedule for Spotlight Hours. At the beginning of a month, Niantic announces which Pokémon will be the focus during these hours. For 60 minutes, you will find them particularly frequently in the wild at the scheduled times. There will also be a bonus.

Today, Lilminip is in the spotlight and is accompanied by a candy bonus. We show you all the details in our overview and explain who will benefit from the event today.

Spotlight Hour on November 22 – Start, Bonuses, Shiny

When does it start? As you know from these events, today’s Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM local time. It will be active for one hour and ends at 7:00 PM.

What bonuses are available? During the event, you will encounter Lilminip almost everywhere in the wild. If you want, you can activate incense to attract even more Pokémon of this type.

The event is accompanied by a bonus. For sending Pokémon, you will receive double the amount of candy.

Another Spotlight Hour is expected after Lilminip still in November:

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Is there a Shiny Lilminip? No, the shiny version of Lilminip has not yet been unlocked in Pokémon GO. You cannot catch it today at the event.

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Is today’s Spotlight Hour worth it? Neither Lilminip nor its evolution Dressella are interesting attackers in the game. It is advisable to use the Spotlight Hour to tidy up your collection. Because when sending Pokémon, you receive twice as many candies as usual.

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CoD MW2 & Warzone 2: Be careful with weapon tuning – Don’t mess up your weapon setups

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

With the weapon tuning, a new feature has come to Call of Duty that allows unprecedented control over the characteristics of your weapons. However, you should not just blindly set the sliders to maximum – it could even make your weapons worse instead of better.

Modern Warfare 2 introduced it, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 subsequently adopted it: weapon and attachment tuning.

When you reach max level with a weapon, you unlock tuning. This allows almost all attachments to be adjusted retroactively. This brings advantages more into focus while exchanging for other disadvantages.

However, you should not carelessly move the sliders around – as it can have unforeseen consequences and even degrade your weapons.

Warzone expert “TrueGameData” has taken a closer look at the tuning (via YouTube) and discovered some interesting facts that we summarize here for you.

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CoD MW2: 3 tips for quickly leveling up your weapons

3 important facts about weapon tuning

1. Fact: Full tuning is not necessarily better: When you choose an attachment for tuning, you will see a spider chart of values. The highlighted values at the edge are influenced by the selected attachment.

You should really look closely at how the chart alters when you adjust a tuning value. Often the values are worse when you go all the way to the edge – check where the “sweet spot” is, i.e. the points at which you receive the best values.

We wanted to test this and already discovered with the first randomly selected attachment that the maximum value does not represent the optimal value:

cod mw2 warzone 2 weapon tuning example barrel optimal
Optimal tuning “Weight”
cod mw2 warzone 2 weapon tuning example barrel full
Full tuning “Weight”

With the “Tempus Hightower 20” barrel of the M4, which is particularly interesting in Warzone, you unnecessarily lose “movement speed while aiming” when you set the slider to maximum.

If you use “0.50 lb” instead of just “0.30 lb”, you will gain a bit more mobility without disadvantages in recoil.

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2. Fact: Tuning reveals hidden values: When tuning, you will always see 4 values and 2 of them you balance against each other.

Check with each tuning which values you are adjusting against each other. Often it is not even the values listed as pros and cons for the attachment.

Let’s stick with the example “Tempus Hightower 20”. Here there is a note about decreasing “movement speed” among the disadvantages. However, if you then turn the left “Weight” slider towards “Recoil Stability”, you are reducing the “aiming movement speed”.

This way, tuning shows more precisely which values are affected by the respective attachments, even if they do not appear in the list of pros and cons.

cod mw2 warzone 2 weapon tuning example barrel other values

3. Fact: Values are calculated linearly – and somehow not: You should know that the attachment values in CoD MW2 and Warzone 2 are calculated linearly and independently from the base values.

This means: If a grip reduces your aim time by 20 milliseconds, it doesn’t matter what the base value is. Whether the weapon takes 500 or 250 milliseconds to aim – the grip always reduces the time by 20 milliseconds.

However, with tuning, all of this becomes a bit muddled – also pay attention to the spider chart here. Sometimes values increase together, while sometimes the lines shift independently of each other.

What’s important is: Keep a close eye on the diagram during tuning. It gives you valuable information about what you are changing on your weapon. This way, you ensure that you improve your setups and do not ruin them.

You can check out the complete analysis including insights into the proof calculations in TrueGameData’s English video:

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If you build a setup or try one from the internet, take a minute with the tuning and do not adopt the tuning recommendations without seeing them. You can often squeeze out more from your weapons if you do it right.

Let us know about your experiences with weapon tuning. Do you have any tips on the topic? Leave a comment.

If you are looking for a list of which weapons you should use for tuning in Warzone 2, check here: CoD Warzone 2: The best weapons with setups – constantly updated

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A 17-year-old boss makes the new class in WoW 99.9% weaker: “Pitiful puppies”

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

If you want to collect a few cool templates in World of Warcraft as a Caller, you might be in for a nasty surprise. Because at least one boss is not pleased with your presence.

Which boss is it? Nefarian is the final boss in the Blackwing Lair, a raid for 40 players from Classic. The raid was released with patch 1.6 in July 2005. The black dragon is a direct descendant of the former Earth Warder Neltharion – also known as Deathwing.

Players discovered in early tests that Nefarian has gained new abilities. Now, however, the Dracthyr Callers are playable for everyone who owns Dragonflight, and you can see for yourself what the black dragon does to you.

What does Nefarian do with the Callers? In the fight against Neltharion, he has a special taunt for Callers. He insults you: “Caller, nothing but pitiful whelps. No wonder my father aborted your experiment.”

You also receive the debuff: “Pitiful Whelp,” which reduces damage dealt and healing by “99.9 (repeating, of course) %”. The debuff lasts for a few seconds and transforms you into a dragon whelp for its duration. What that looks like is shown in a short clip on Twitter.

If you enter the Blackwing Lair as a Caller, you can defeat almost all enemies there with one spell or strike, including bosses and even Nefarian. If you want to see for yourself how you are transformed, be careful not to kill the boss too early, but wait a bit.

In our guide, we reveal the best builds for DPS Callers and healers. Background on Deathwing and the Callers can be found in the short film series “Legacy”. We have embedded the first part here for you:

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Dracthyr as “failed experiments” of Deathwing

Why does Nefarian do this? Nefarian has a special ability for each class, which he only casts when that class is present in the raid and affects the respective class. Despite his age, the boss received new abilities every time a new class entered the game:

  • Death Knight: the entire raid is pulled in by “Death Grip”
  • Monk: Monks roll uncontrollably around
  • Demon Hunter: everything turns black, because Demon Hunters are “blind” – only the UI remains visible

Accordingly, there is also a new ability for Callers. However, there is historically more behind this. After all, the Dracthyr are guardians created by Neltharion.

In our special, we explain everything about the history of the dragons that you must know before Dragonflight. In the second part of “Legacy,” you will learn how Neltharion ultimately became Deathwing:

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Some players note that the situation and Nefarian’s comments are quite ironic. Because the black dragon himself tries in his lair to achieve what Neltharion has already accomplished with the Callers: to unite the power of all dragonflights in one being.

Although Nefarian’s ambitions are also significantly larger because he wanted to create “real dragons” and not just Dracthyr, he remained unsuccessful – and is easily defeated by the “pitiful whelps”.

Dragonflight is set to release on November 29, bringing new dangers like the ancient dragon lady Raszageth, who serves as the boss for the first raid. In our hub, you will find all the important information about the expansion:

WoW Dragonflight: Release, Beta, new class – Everything we know

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Dwarf Fortress is coming to Steam, giving you complete freedom: But one idea was so outrageous that the developers intervened

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On December 6, Dwarf Fortress will be released on Steam. The fantasy simulation gives players maximum freedom: it is a deep and complex sandbox. The dwarf simulation has been in development as an indie game since 2002. In 2008, the legend of the “mermaid farm” emerged, one of the most cruel and worst ideas on how to exploit game mechanics. What it is about and how the idea originated, we explain on MeinMMO.

Why is this story so legendary? The story shows how deeply the game “Dwarf Fortress” simulates the world with its countless rules.

The story also shows how ruthless players can be in seeking their advantage in the world.

This is the goal: In an early version of Dwarf Fortress, around 2008, the bones of mermaids and their male counterparts were extremely valuable.

So players discussed in a forum thread: How can we get to the bones of mermaids as effectively as possible? (via bay12forums)

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The idea of the “mermaid farm” became worse throughout the discussion

How did the idea develop? The original idea was to create a cave near the sea, lure in mermaids, drain the water from the cave, let the merfolk suffocate in the air, and then grab their bones.

But that seemed a bit cumbersome: Catching extra mermaids was exhausting. Why not breed them? Well, the objection was that it would take so long for baby mermaids to grow up.

On the other hand, why wait? Why not just kill the babies and sell their bones?

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But there was the problem that dwarves refuse to dissect the bodies of beings that have a consciousness, and mermaids indeed have a consciousness in Dwarf Fortress.

Therefore, the idea arose to catapult the babies against a wall, so that the dwarves would only have to collect the bones of the exploded mermaid babies.

The idea was so repulsive to the developer that he massively reduced the value of the bones

What was the outcome? The idea of a farm where mermaids are bred, killed as babies, and their bones sold became so terrible that even the developers intervened.

It is said that one of the two brothers who develop Dwarf Fortress, Tarn “Toady” Adams, found the idea so awful that in the next patch, he completely lowered the value of mermaid bones. Since then, the exotic bones are only worth as much as ordinary cow bones.

Whether the “genocide mermaid farm” was ever built is unknown.

In any case, it seems this was the point at which even the hardened developers said: “No, at some point it’s enough. We won’t allow this anymore.”

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Steam removes game – Creators of the series rejoice: “At least people won’t buy this garbage anymore!”

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The game “Postal 3” by the developer studio “Running with Scissors” was removed from Steam. The developer studio posted on Twitter expressing relief that no one will be able to purchase their game anymore. The players are also glad about this.

Which game is it about? Postal 3 is part of a game series by “Running with Scissors”. The studio is known for its violent and satirical shooter games, which have already caused controversies.

Postal 2 was even banned in 2004 in New Zealand by the “Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC)” on the grounds that: “The game is designed and has the capacity for the player to test how much violence and humiliation he or she can inflict on people” (via eurogamer & gamespot).

Developer studio expresses happiness over the removal of the game

What did the developer studio say about the removal of Postal 3? The developer studio Running With Scissors posted on November 21, 2022, on Twitter a statement commenting on the removal of Postal 3 from Steam:

“Due to the DRM issues of Postal 3 and the general crappiness of the game itself, the game will officially no longer be sold on Steam.

We had no control over the site, so we couldn’t make it free before the DRM problems started.

At least people won’t be able to buy this crap anymore!”

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DRM is the abbreviation for “Digital Rights Management” and regulates legal access to digital content. This includes technology that determines what users can do with a product and prevents the creation of copies.

Why are the developers happy about the removal of Postal 3? The game was released by Akella, another game company, and not by Running with Scissors itself, which is why the studio distanced itself from Postal 3 earlier.

In an FAQ about Postal 2, a developer explained: “It was licensed to a Russian publisher and developer who was supposed to produce the game according to our design, with a much larger team and budget than we had for POSTAL 2.

Even considering these facts, it didn’t work out very well. It was a mistake that we won’t repeat” (via Steam).

Developers and players agree and celebrate

How is the community reacting to the post? Both on Twitter and on reddit, many players express positive feelings about the game being removed from Steam. Users write under the Twitter post such as:

  • @zekk_17: “Finally, evil is defeated!”
  • @spacetrainbaby: “I don’t think anyone wants to buy Postal 3 in the future”
  • @SpaceBunnn: “Postal 3 is the only game that gets your PC to think it’s a virus.”

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How did Postal 3 perform in player ratings? In the screenshot from the developers’ Twitter post, it shows that the game performed predominantly poorly. The Steam page itself can no longer be accessed, so the reviews there are no longer traceable.

However, the game also performs poorly on the review website metacritic, with a Metascore of 24 and a User Score of 3.2 (as of November 22, 2022). Players criticize mainly technical issues, as well as the overall gameplay of Postal 3.

Two other titles from the series “Postal: Brain Damaged” and “Postal 4: No Regerts”, as well as their expansions, are still available on Steam.

Another game studio has also had enough with their game: Rockstar is currently closing roleplay servers of GTA Online, banning NFTs and cryptos, tightening rules.

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Destiny 2: New PvP Rank List Should Make Everything Better in Season 19 – But Only Rewards You with the Thrill of Competition

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Destiny 2 announced a comprehensive overhaul of the ranking system in PvP for Season 19 last week. This was long overdue – but skepticism remains high regarding whether the new system will revitalize the Crucible. MeinMMO tells you everything you need to know about the new system and where there will still be problems.

What has Bungie planned for Season 19 in PvP? As Destiny 2 announced last week, there will be a new ranking system for PvP starting in Season 19. The old glory system will thus be replaced by the new “Competitive Division” ranking, which is intended to lead to fairer matches where you can measure and improve your skills.

The division will thus be the first real ranking system in Destiny 2, incorporating everything that has already proven successful in other shooters.

  • There will be promotion and demotion matches, allowing you to position yourself within the new seven divisions, divided into Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Adept, and Ascendant.
The new ranking system starts in Season 19.

How does the new ranking system work? To determine your exact rank, Destiny 2 will use a total of 4 different scoring criteria starting in Season 19:

  • 1. The match outcome, whether players win or lose a match.
  • 2. Inflation/Deflation, to assess how far players are above or below their division compared to their skills.
  • 3. Player performance: How well Guardians have performed from game to game.
  • 4. The skill delta between players and lobbies. Ultimately, this assesses how your skill compares to all other players in Destiny 2.

In the first season, the highest rank you can achieve is Gold III. In future seasons, players will then be placed closer to their previous competitive class. Those who do not play will lose their division ranking as well.

PvP in Destiny 2 will be quite tough for the best Guardians: If you have managed to reach the rank of Gold III, it is expected that you will play against Gold I, II, III, IV, and probably Silver I and Silver II players for further promotions. The Crucible will become increasingly difficult and demanding for you. Farming less qualified players will likely be a thing of the past.

This new ranking seems to be exactly what players have been wishing for a long time. Guardians who manage to climb the ranks of Platinum, Adept, or Ascendant can become the best Crucible players in Destiny 2 and bask in glory.

The new ranking is intended to show everyone where they stand in the hierarchy of PvP players in Destiny 2. Better than a KDA, which is your kills, deaths, and assists, the pure win percentage, or a third-party Elo ranking ever could.

2 problems the new ranking will not solve

Players criticize 2 major points about the upcoming PvP changes in Season 19.

However, the new ranking system lacks better rewards and new maps. Aside from the returning weapon “Rose”, you can generally only earn “bragging rights” and that only with little variety in locations.

Bungie has deliberately not implemented the two other major wishes of the Guardians: that there needs to be something to hunt in PvP again and more variety.

Regarding rewards, two compelling reasons were given to players:

  • First, many players feel pressured by PvP when they are required to play tons of PvP matches. Therefore, Bungie will not add unique farmable rewards, except for those you can get anywhere in the Crucible.
  • Second, they have become very cautious about awarding high-performance rewards for reaching higher divisions. Divisions are closely tied to skill. This means some division ranks will be completely unattainable for some players, no matter how hard they try or how much they play.

However, some players feel that these justifications do not target those players who primarily hang out in PvP in Destiny 2 and miss the actual target audience. This seems to cater more to casual players than to true PvP fans.

The “thrill of competition” is supposed to motivate you

Thus, the rewards for reaching a higher division will initially be limited to receiving so-called “efficiency bonuses”. This could be a higher multiplier for all Crucible ranks. But primarily, your reward is solely the positioning of where your Guardian stands in the hierarchy of PvP players in Destiny 2.

Additionally, only the “Rose”, an old player favorite and hand cannon hybrid, will keep you coming back to PvP each week. It will have a fire rate of 140 but will allow you to act like a 150.

  • The perk list consists of popular consistency perks that are meant to highlight 3v3 gameplay.
  • Additionally, there will be randomly rolled grips instead of an origin trait.
The “Rose” has a long history of being first corrupted and then redeemed.
How do you get the hand cannon “Rose”?
  • When you complete the “Competitive Division” intro quest (once per character), you will receive the weapon with the perk selection that Rose originally had.
  • After that, just play Competitive Division and earn one throw per week and per character.

More rewards and maps not until 2023: Only after the Lightfall DLC does Bungie want to introduce cosmetics as rewards. However, there are no concrete plans yet. But even that will likely not do justice to the focus on good loot in Destiny 2.

Another significant reward, the drop of the “Mida Multi-Tool” catalyst, will also become a rare drop from the glory prestige playlist from Season 19, after every victory in any Crucible playlist.

New maps are still scarce

While two more maps from the past are supposed to return to Destiny 2 in the coming year, only one brand new map will be added beyond that. However, it remains unclear when exactly this will happen. Bungie mentioned the timeframe for release as “in the year of Lightfall”.

The chronic “map shortage” does not only affect PvP. Players in Gambit are also yearning for more variety. Paul Tassi from Forbes thus suspects that the link to the career page in the “This Week at Bungie” blog is a clear indication that this part of Bungie is currently severely understaffed.

Moreover, he believes that all meta adjustments and balance patches cannot replace new maps in the long run. And as it looks, this will remain the case for another year, which will not be good news for any PvP player.

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When does the new PvP ranking system start? The new ranking system will come into play already in Season 19, on December 6 at 6 PM.

To activate your division for the first time, you must complete a quest from Lord Shaxx once for each character account. This is available to New Light players once they have unlocked the Crucible. However, experienced players can immediately pick up and complete the quest.

What do you think of the new ranking system? Does it have the potential to bring fresh wind to the PvP community and boost your motivation?

If you want to know more about the upcoming changes to PvP in Season 19, here’s a summary:

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Woman on TikTok analyzes the relationships of a Twitch streamer, who is shocked: “What the hell am I seeing?”

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The former Overwatch pro Félix “xQc” Lengyel is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. In September, he announced his split from the streamer Sammy aka “Adeptthebest”, and since then he has been followed by rumors and speculation. Videos about his relationships have gone viral on TikTok, which are so absurd that even the talkative xQc was left speechless.

What split is being talked about? From 2021 to September 2022, xQc and the streamer Adept were a couple. Then he made their separation public, despite her requesting privacy. This led to a huge argument during a live stream.

Meanwhile, Adept and xQc seem to have reconciled, but the rumor mill keeps churning with new information: it is said that Adept still lives in xQc’s old house, his expensive luxury car is registered in her name, and he also had to cancel his credit cards.

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But although xQc appears annoyed by the constant rumors, he cannot help but respond to the latest videos and memes regarding his breakup.

TikTok user claims xQc has been taken advantage of and cheated on

What were those videos? In a stream on November 19, xQc came across a viral TikTok video with over 1.3 million views. In the video, the TikToker xmukitty analyzed the breakup of xQc and Adept and explained: they had no prenup, which is why Adept now has a claim to xQc’s property (via Twitch).

Men could learn a lot from the situation, the video states. Adept took the house, the car, and all his food after the breakup; only his cat was allowed to stay with xQc. The TikToker warns: “Be careful as a hard-working man or woman when you enter a relationship. Because they can take everything from you.”

Minutes later, xQc discovered another video from the same TikTok user. In it, she explained that the streamer Nyyxxii, with whom he had a brief relationship in early November, cheated on him. The video referred to a kiss between Nyyxxii and another woman, but xQc had a completely different view of the situation.

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How did xQc react? The streamer was initially taken aback. Apparently, he was completely dumbfounded by what he learned about his own relationship. “What the hell am I even watching?” he exclaimed. “How can this even be?”

xQc could not comprehend the success of the video: “It has 150k likes, how the hell is that – is this a joke?”

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The second video seemed to take the rest out of xQc. “The internet has gone too far. It’s time to step back,” the streamer demanded.

Better to appear spineless than risk trouble

This is what xQc says about the situation: The streamer explained that there are simply certain things he cannot talk about publicly.

I don’t want to burn everything to the ground. It’s just not worth it. If the only negative is that I look spineless, then that’s fine, I can live with that.

So xQc apparently prefers that jokes about his relationships are made at his expense than to be the villain. Perhaps he also doesn’t want to jeopardize the shaky peace between him and Adept.

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At least one positive thing xQc could take from the videos on TikTok. When the account holder stated that xQc was her absolute favorite streamer, he couldn’t help but crack a proud grin.

When xQc is not dealing with relationship stress, he has to justify why he doesn’t pay his moderators on Twitch:

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CoD MW2: A blue dot is the perfect camouflage for opponents – Actually, this part is supposed to help

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Call of Duty releases a new premium game every year and is under constant pressure for optimization – even Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 offer many new mechanics and aim to create a new gaming experience. However, a blue dot has been causing discontent among players for the past 3 years.

What is this blue dot about? It represents the marking for allied players. Each team member has this dot above their head, quickly indicating “ah, there’s a buddy in the picture”.

Actually very helpful – although with CoD MW2 the factions are back in the game, the operators do look quite similar at times.

However, these dots are also visible through walls and often cause confusion, and in the worst case, chaos. On smaller maps, this can frequently lead to confusing friends with enemies.

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CoD MW2: Enemies are perfectly camouflaged by the dot

Why is this such a problem? It happens far too often that the dots are exactly above an enemy. The dot actually belongs to a friend who is lingering somewhere on the map behind the enemy.

A quick glance at the character reveals: “Whoa, a blue dot – that must be a friend”. However, our brain plays tricks on us; it actually is an enemy. A clip on Reddit shows the problem very clearly:

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The marking system for allies has been confusing brains for almost 3 years now. The thread collected almost 3,500 upvotes and over 400 comments within 20 hours of its creation (as of 22.11.22 / 10:30 AM).

In the thread, players are also looking for solutions. There are quite a few who suggest completely removing the blue dots from the game. However, players of the hardcore modes speak up – they need the dots to differentiate between friends and foes.

A popular suggestion brings “X-Ray Outlines” into the game. User Unknown_757 writes: “They should outline teammates with some sort of X-ray vision. That way, you’d know how far away they are and also recognize enemies”.

However, some commentators are concerned that this would also disrupt the atmosphere and immersion.

Black Ops 3 (CoD from 2015) used glowing LED signals on enemy bodies – similar to the reflective spoke signals that help cars recognize bicycles better. This made hiding in bushes or other similar foliage significantly more difficult.

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Call of Duty, meanwhile, is trying a technological approach. They are playing with the users’ perception, letting certain areas render better to signal the brain – “there is something important here”.

Perhaps the blue dot will soon no longer be needed. Until then, it continues to provide perfect enemy camouflage. If you’re not in hardcore mode, trust the tip from user GreyJedi56: “I just shoot at everyone”.

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How would you solve the problem? Which marking for friends and foes do you prefer? Leave a comment on the topic.

Not every player cares about recognizing and eliminating enemies. Some just charge across the map and collect XP, free from the pressure to kill enemies and boost the K/D: Type reaches max level in CoD MW2 without kills – the teammate you always wish for but never get

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MMORPGs are better when there are strong and weak classes

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Most modern MMORPGs place a high value on the perfect balance between classes and the maximum freedom of players. MeinMMO author Mark Sellner believes, however, that this is a completely wrong approach, and it kills the fun in the genre.

The maximum freedom for every player is something many modern MMORPGs flaunt. And at first glance, that sounds great. After all, I can do anything, right? All classes can wear almost all weapons, and I can build a build that perfectly matches my playstyle.

In some cases, as recently seen with New World, MMORPGs even completely forgo classes and define your “class” only by what you wear. But with this maximum freedom, even the best balancing reaches its limits.

The developers want to ensure that no player has to wait in line and that everyone can participate and even do things themselves. But this takes the fun out of the genre and completely removes the RPG from MMORPG.

Who is writing here? Mark Sellner is an MMORPG author at MeinMMO and has been loyal to the genre for over 15 years. He doesn’t shy away from diving into the endgames of various MMORPGs, but usually, the RPG aspect is currently neglected.

Freedom Limits You

The more freedom an MMORPG offers, the more different directions players will take. However, this also means that the difference in damage from different builds can become massive.

The touted build freedom usually dies when the MMO has been out long enough for a meta to form. Some fans, wanting to get the most out of their characters, put together the best builds in the game and are happy to share these with other players.

Even fans who are not deeply into the game to figure out these builds for themselves adopt them. It’s often seen that it works for the “good players.” A meta establishes itself where usually only about 10 of the hundreds of possible builds for your characters are truly played.

Whether you have fun or not becomes irrelevant. A warrior is expected to charge into battle with two axes and banners. But if you want to fight as a warrior with a sword and shield, you often have to do that alone because groups simply won’t take you.

As such, you bring your group less than a differently equipped warrior. And that’s why the perfect balance between classes, if it still exists, is ultimately harmful to the MMORPG itself.

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Not every class should be able to do everything

In the name of balance, all classes in modern MMORPGs are often further adjusted so that each class is supposed to do everything somehow. This often happens for the reason of achieving precisely the opposite of what it ultimately aims for.

It is often said that these steps are intended to validate all classes, so that no one has to wait in line. But precisely because of that, classes must wait in line. If everyone can do everything anyway, as a group leader I only need to take those who deal the most damage.

A negative example of this is currently unfortunately my old favorite MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Although I stopped playing this game for exactly this reason about 2 years ago, I still follow the patch notes and often want to just shut my eyes while doing so.

All classes can provide nearly all buff spells and the unique bonuses of the various specializations must give way to general buffs.

In this meta, not only does the sword-and-shield warrior have no place anymore, but also the previously touted double-axe-banner warrior. Because no one needs his banners anymore since other classes now give the same buffs, just more efficiently. Thus, the actual freedom of players in everyday gameplay is further restricted.

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Unique buffs are not enough

I quickly switched from Guild Wars 2 to Lost Ark, and admittedly, the developers at Smilegate do this a bit better. Here, each class brings a unique buff that makes it valuable for the group and cannot be stacked.

This makes it worthwhile to take each class, while at the same time preventing a group from consisting of 8 of the same specialization just because it deals the most damage. This is a significant step in the right direction, but personally, I still don’t think it’s enough.

Because I still miss the RPG in MMORPG. Class identity suffers because everyone somehow must still be able to do everything. A unique buff is simply not enough if every character can still jump, counter, or roll out of the way.

If I am playing a berserker with a great sword on my back that is bigger than I am, I do not expect that character to be particularly mobile. But he is – and that is annoying.

At least to me.

Even after 1,000 hours in Lost Ark, I still feel silly rolling on the ground with this monstrous sword to dodge, just because a quick rogue can do it too, and one wants to be fair. That’s pure nonsense that pulls me out of the “role-playing” of a berserker. My actions simply do not feel berserker-like.

Why do I have to be mobile with this monster on my back?

Ashes of Creation could be the salvation

That’s why I am currently eyeing with greedy eyes the upcoming Ashes of Creation, because what has been seen of the class system so far appeals to me incredibly. Although the 64 classes that are supposed to exist initially seem as overwhelming and “too free” as in ArcheAge, the concept is different.

In Ashes of Creation, you choose a base class and later add a second one, thus receiving a new class. Unlike ArcheAge, which functions similarly, you do not simply get the skills of your second choice on top.

Instead, the spells of your base class change depending on which secondary class you choose. If you pair a cleric, who masters the magic of life and death, with a tank, you will create a paladin. This paladin then focuses on the life-giving skills of the cleric and gives them a kind of holy aura.

If you pair the cleric with a summoner, he becomes a necromancer. This necromancer then focuses on the deadly skills of the class. This way, you remain adaptable, bring unique buffs to your group, and do so without having to sacrifice the class identity of your character. Provided, of course, that the system works out in the end as it currently looks.

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Of course, some balance is necessary so that no class in an MMORPG completely escalates and another is left behind. But perfect balance simply makes many MMORPGs worse than they need to be. Because it has to sacrifice much of its charm for it. It has to strip some of the “RPG” that makes it what it is.

Not every class has to be able to complete all content equally well. Not every character has to necessarily be able to fight through everything alone, and it is perfectly fine if certain classes are clearly weaker than others in specific content. Or what do you think?

Even if Lost Ark could still improve in terms of class identity, MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch states: “I threw money at Lost Ark and finally it’s fun for me”

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Black Friday: 4 Must-Buys for the PS5 that you can get really cheaply right now

Benedikt Schlotmann Benedikt Schlotmann Reading time 4 minutes

On Black Friday, there’s a lot of PS5 accessories. MeinMMO presents you with the most interesting equipment for the PS5 and where you can save money.

Do you already have a PS5 or were you able to buy one in the last few days? Right now, you can find a lot of accessories for the PS5 on sale that can further enhance your experience with the next-gen console.

MeinMMO presents you with a handful of tips that are currently available at really low prices thanks to Black Friday and are meaningful additions for every PS5.

PS5 Controller

Why is this a must-buy? If you want to play current PS5 games on your PS5, you definitely need a DualSense controller. A controller is included with the PS5, but if you want to play cooperatively with two people or bring the whole family to the console, it’s worth getting an additional controller. If you want to play PS5 co-op games, you’ll need a DualSense for your teammates.

What does it cost? Currently, you can get the PS5 controller for 49.99 Euros, making it as affordable as ever. So if you plan to buy another DualSense controller anyway, take advantage of the offer. The controller is now sold out on Amazon, but you can still get it at MediaMarkt and Saturn:

SSD for PS5: WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB

WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB

Why is this a must-buy? For some months now, it has been possible to expand the storage space of the PS5. This was necessary since the storage space of the PS5 is limited.

To increase storage, you only need a screwdriver and the appropriate M.2 SSD. Thanks to Black Friday, you can currently get this at a great price on Amazon.

What does it cost? The WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB is currently available for 114.99 Euros, which is the current best price for the M.2 SSD (via geizhals.de). So if you plan to expand the storage of your PS5 anyway, now is a good opportunity.

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PS5 Controller Charging Stations

Why is this a must-buy? If you want to charge your PS5 controller, you can either do it directly with a cable through the PS5 or buy a charging station for your controllers. A charging station is flexible and easier if you have several controllers lying around at home. It’s maybe not a must-buy, but definitely a sensible upgrade for your setup.

A comprehensive overview of recommended charging stations for PS5 controllers can also be found on MeinMMO.

What does it cost? Currently, you can find several recommended models on sale thanks to Black Friday. This includes the official charging station from Sony or a system from NexiGo:

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Gaming Headset for PS5

Sony Pulse 3D Midnight Black

Why is this a must-buy? With a gaming headset, the sound at the PC or console is usually much more immersive. This means that you can better immerse yourself in the action and feel “in the middle” of it. Especially if you don’t have decent speakers or a sound system with your TV, then it’s a must-buy for your setup.

What options are there? A good option is the official PULSE 3D Wireless Headset. The colleagues at ComputerBild tested the Pulse 3D headset from Sony and praised especially the spatial and precise 3D sound of the model. The controls are also quite simple. However, the microphone does not impress and the comfort is also not optimal.

Also on offer is the ASTRO Gaming A50. We at MeinMMO consider this model to be one of the best gaming headsets currently available for your PS4 and PS5. This is mainly due to the good equipment and the really good sound. Officially, the device also offers 3D audio, but Dolby Atmos is currently not supported by the PS5. The price is currently 209.99 Euros instead of 271.83 Euros.

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More tips and tricks related to the PS5: Are you looking for more tips about the PS5? Then take a look here. We present you with 6 features that you should definitely know. Included is also a trick on how to use 3D audio without a gaming headset:

6 secret features of the PS5 that you should definitely know

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FIFA 23: 3 best formations and tactics after the patch – How the professionals play

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 4 minutes

The latest patch has significantly changed the gameplay of FIFA 23. To be successful again, fresh tactics and formations are needed. We will show you how FIFA pros are currently playing and which formations they are using.

What has the patch changed? The new Title Update 4 has altered quite a bit of the gameplay of the football simulation. The most important changes are:

A detailed summary of the changes in Title Update 4 can be found here:

Why you should try new formations: After so many changes to the gameplay and meta of FIFA 23, it is advisable to adjust your formation to the tactics. Not every formation that worked wonderfully a few weeks ago has to lead to success now.

In detail, we show you the following 3 formations:

  • 5-2-1-2
  • 4-2-2-2
  • 4-2-3-1

3 formations and tactics of the pros after the update

What are these formations? We show you 3 formations of FIFA pros that each pursue different playing approaches and can provide a foundation for your teams. So check which tactic suits your playing style and cards.

5-2-1-2 – Very strong defensively, but still dangerous

This is what the formation is about: The five-man defense provides defensive stability and offers many attacking options with offensive full-backs. In addition, you have a strong attack with 2 forwards and an offensively oriented midfielder.

However, you should first summon the full-backs into the attack with quick tactics (D-pad) during the match, instead of using them offensively from the start. This prevents you from offering too many free spaces at the back.

Use this tactic and instructions: The YouTuber and FIFA pro Mirza Jahic (via YouTube) relies on these settings: 

  • Defensive
    • Balanced
    • 50 Width
    • 71 Depth or 45 if it is too offensive
  • Offensive
    • Balanced
    • Runs into the box
    • 71 Width
    • Players in the box: 7
    • Corners: 1
    • Free kick 1

Also change the following instructions (all others remain at default)

  • RB and LB: Stay back on attacks and running style: Overlapping
  • Offensive CM: Stay back on attacks, for crosses into the box, all freedoms
  • Defensive CM: Stay back on attacks, for crosses into the box, cover the middle
  • CAM: Stay forward
  • Striker 1: Overrun defense, stay forward
  • Striker 2: Overrun defense

4-2-2-2 – Balanced formation with tight offense

This is what the formation is about: The 4-2-2-2 is a very balanced setup that currently works really well in FIFA 23. It offers a stable four-man defense and, with two offensive midfielders and a double-striker setup, brings a strong and compact attack.

Use this tactic and instructions: STYLO from the Fokus Clan (via YouTube) relies on these settings: 

  • Defensive
    • Balanced
    • 45 Width
    • 55 Depth
  • Offensive
    • Balanced
    • Direct passes
    • 50 Width
    • Players in the box: 5
    • Corners: 3
    • Free kick 3

Also change the following instructions (all others remain at default)

  • RB and LB: Stay back on attacks
  • Both CAMs: Strengthen defense
  • Both CDMs: Stay back on attacks, cover the middle

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4-2-3-1 – Achieving success with stable defense

This is what the formation is about: The 4-2-3-1 is a slightly more defensive formation whose specialty is to counterattack the opponent. You only play with one striker, who is, however, supported by 3 offensive midfielders.

The best approach with this formation is to manage the game and switch to fast attack at the right moment.

Use this tactic and instructions: STYLO from the Fokus Clan (via YouTube) uses, in addition to the 4-2-2-2, the 4-2-3-1 and the following settings: 

  • Defensive
    • Balanced
    • 45 Width
    • 55 Depth
  • Offensive
    • Balanced
    • Direct passes
    • 50 Width
    • Players in the box: 5
    • Corners: 3
    • Free kick 3

Also change the following instructions (all others remain at “default”)

  • RB and LB: Stay back on attacks
  • Central CAM: Strengthen defense, for crosses into the box
  • Outer CAMs: Strengthen defense
  • Both CDMs: Stay back on attacks, cover the middle
  • Goalkeeper: Catching crosses

Of course, there are many other formations that could be worthwhile depending on the playing style you pursue.

If you want to know which “Path to Glory” cards are getting better during the currently ongoing World Cup, then check it out here:

FIFA 23: PTG-Tracker – These “Path to Glory” players can receive upgrades

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Twitch: Rockstar has had enough! GTA Online closes a role-playing server, bans NFTs and cryptos, tightens rules

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

The online mode of GTA 5, GTA Online, has been experiencing a surge for years due to roleplay servers operated by players. These extremely popular servers have given the 2013 game new life on Twitch as a sandbox MMO. But now Rockstar and Take-Two are tightening the reins: They are banning NFTs and cryptocurrencies on the roleplay servers.

This is the ban: On November 18, Rockstar issued new rules for roleplay servers. They emphasize that they endorse and support the creativity of people on these servers and their passion. They hope that the servers will continue to thrive for years to come (via rockstar).

However, they are now banning the “commercial exploitation” of the RP servers, which includes bans on

  • the sale of loot boxes for real money
  • the sale of cryptocurrencies
  • generating revenue through advertising deals
  • the use of cryptocurrencies or crypto assets (e.g. NFTs)

Furthermore, they are prohibiting servers from misusing Rockstar’s intellectual property or interfering with official servers through roleplay servers.

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Everything you need to know about GTA Online – in 2 minutes

Rockstar and Take-Two are shutting down servers

Why is this change happening now? The rapper “Lil Durk” has launched a GTA roleplay server called Trenches. Items could be purchased through a website there. Clearly, there was a clear business intention behind it.

As stated by the server on November 20, the server was asked by Rockstar and Take-Two to shut down. The server complied with the request.

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Roleplay servers make GTA 5 the second biggest game on Twitch, but not a Wild West

Why are roleplay servers so popular? Roleplay servers in GTA Online are practically sandbox MMOs, where players portray a character they have created. They communicate through proximity chat with other players and interact with them.

Roleplay servers have proven to be a means for Twitch streamers to entertain their regular viewers delightfully: players can showcase their personality, quick wit, and humor. Additionally, valuable synergy effects occur by reaching the viewers of other Twitch streamers.

Thanks to roleplayers on Twitch, GTA has become the second biggest game after League of Legends.

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Twitch streamer quits GTA 5 RP because played job becomes real: „It is brutal“
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What’s behind it? These roleplay servers in GTA Online are extremely popular worldwide and have turned the 9-year-old GTA 5 into a new hit game on Twitch in recent years. Apparently, Rockstar has no issues with that.

But now they are issuing clear rules to ensure that no money is made on these roleplay servers from things that Rockstar itself does not endorse.

Such drastic “commercial actions” that negatively affect players seem to be clearly prohibited to prevent others from engaging in fraudulent business practices with GTA Online, which could then reflect negatively on the publisher and developer.

Rockstar and Take-Two have been raking in money from GTA Online through the sale of premium currency for nearly 10 years: GTA 5 is considered one of the most commercially successful games of all time.

In any case, in GTA and among influencers, large sums of money are quickly involved, even in Germany:

German Twitch streamer declines “crazy” GTA 5 deal worth 600,000 euros – “I just don’t feel it”

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Co-op game on Steam has 89% positive reviews and currently costs 5 € – offer valid for a few more hours

Marie Friske Marie Friske Reading time 3 minutes

The game “Biped” has 89% positive reviews on Steam. You play in co-op as two robots and solve various tasks. The game is currently reduced by 60% and costs 4.99 €. The offer is valid until this evening, November 22, 2022, at 7:00 PM.

What kind of game is Biped? The game is a puzzle-adventure game with co-op mode, where you control two small robots as the main characters. You play through different levels and must work together to solve various puzzles.

You play as the two robots “Aku” and “Sila”, who want to save the Earth. Several beacons on the planet have been turned off, and you need to relight them.

Here you see a gameplay trailer for Biped:

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Biped – Official Gameplay Trailer

Work together to solve the tasks

What does the gameplay in Biped look like? The controls in the game are special: You move the two legs of the robots using the two mouse buttons, allowing you to perform various actions: walk, glide, drive, or saw.

The focus of the game is on the coordination and cooperation of the two robots to complete the levels. You have to synchronize your movements to activate platforms and solve the tasks.

The game world offers you various environments: forests, valleys, waterfalls, or mountain landscapes.

Biped has a manageable playtime: Players write in reviews that they took about 2 to 7 hours to complete it. Therefore, the game is mainly suitable as a small casual game for an evening with friends.

During the course of the game, you can collect treasures and trade them for items, such as a hat for your robot.

How does multiplayer work in Biped? You can play the game in local co-op as well as with another person online. It can also be completed solo, but both the developers’ description and the reviews strongly recommend co-op.

How do players rate Biped? The game performs very well on Steam. Of the total 4,303 user reviews, 89% are positive (as of November 21, 2022, via Steam).

Positive reviews praise Biped as a nice game that is especially fun in co-op with another person and is also suitable for children. User Tokey_the_Bear writes:

My little brother convinced me to play it; it looked a bit silly, but who cares?

Probably the best 15 dollars I’ve spent on a short game. We took 6.2 hours to finish it, but every step was fun.

I’ve never played a game with this kind of coordination; it was incredibly fun to learn. 15 dollars for 6 hours of fun, laughter, puzzles, and time spent with my brother was definitely worth it.

Hats off to the developers of the game. Thank you for this experience.

I’ve never given a rating for a game before. I appreciate the time I was able to spend with my brother with this game. If you’re considering playing this game, then do it.

via Steam

Several negative reviews criticize the shortness of the game. Some feel that the offered content is too little for the price, stating that they completed the game too quickly.

Technical issues are also sometimes cited as a reason for poor ratings.

More about games on Steam can be found here at MeinMMO:

How much does Biped cost? The game is currently on sale on Steam. Instead of 12.49 €, it costs 60% less at 4.99 €. The discount is only available for a few more hours until November 22, 2022, at 7 PM.

Here you can find another co-op game on Steam – In this, you play as a dog and cat and reclaim your thrones.

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PS5: Sony bans a variety of games in the PS Store – These are the games in question

Maximilian Maximilian Reading time 3 minutes

In a letter to all their developers, Sony made it clear that they will ban games that are merely designed to give players a Platinum Trophy from the PlayStation Store in the future. All information about this can be found in this article.

In a letter dated November 21, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment made it clear to their developers that they would immediately remove so-called “Shovelware”, as well as games that are merely designed to give players a Platinum Trophy from the PlayStation Store in the future. Furthermore, the PlayStation makers made it clear that the developers of such games also run the risk of being banned.

An anonymous source sent the magazine DEX.EXE the aforementioned letter, which you can also view here:

The letter from Sony to their developers (Source: ign)

This is what the letter from Sony says

In the letter to their developers, Sony Interactive Entertainment made it clear what they are after. Customers should be able to experience the full range of the PlayStation experience, while developers should have a fair opportunity for their games to be discovered.

Nevertheless, the PlayStation makers also made it clear that spamming the PlayStation Store with too many similar and repetitive content from one developer could negatively impact the user experience of their customers and partners.

How does Sony define spam? Sony also revealed what criteria they use to classify products as spam or repetitive content:

  • Products whose functionality and/or assets do not significantly differ from products already present in the PlayStation Store – regardless of the publisher
  • Multiple concepts and product variations published by individual partners that duplicate features or experiences and only differ marginally in their functionality or assets from other games

Furthermore, Sony recommends in their letter that their partners – whenever possible – should consider consolidating small and similar contents into a single, larger product. As an example, the Japanese company pointed out that various trophies for very similar games are not enough to differentiate content from one another.

Players suspect a connection with the new loyalty program

What do the players say? The initial reactions to Sony’s announcement have mostly been positive so far. In the r/Games subreddit, users praised the decision: The Shovelware had gotten out of hand (via reddit).

Others mocked the already poor quality of the games that will be banned in the future:

Another user raises the legitimate question of whether the decision was influenced by Sony’s new loyalty program “PlayStation Stars”. This is quite plausible, as earning Platinum Trophies brings bonus points that can be redeemed for discounts in the PS Store.

What do you think of Sony’s announcement? Do you think it’s good that Sony will be removing those games from the PS Store and could penalize developers of such games? Have you perhaps already played a game that directly gave you a Platinum Trophy?

Feel free to let us know in the comments!

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CoD Warzone 2: Crossplay – How to play with friends or disable the feature

Maximilian Maximilian Reading time 3 minutes

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is, like its predecessor, very popular. Whether the new Battle Royale supports crossplay, you will find out in this article.

On November 16, the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Warzone 2 was finally released. And although the release of the game was not entirely smooth, some are excited about the Battle Royale. For some of our readers, it is even the “perfect Warzone”.

In the massive battles, up to 150 players face off against each other, which raises the question of whether Warzone 2.0 supports crossplay or if all opponents always play on the same platform as you do.

What is Crossplay? Crossplay is the ability to play the same game simultaneously with or against players on other platforms.

Does Warzone 2.0 support Crossplay?

Does Warzone 2 support Crossplay? Warzone 2.0 supports full crossplay between Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC (Steam / Battle.net launcher).

You can therefore play with and against players from all other platforms completely independently of whether you play on PC or with a console. In matchmaking, you will also see small symbols next to the names of your teammates indicating which platform they are playing on.

All you need to enable crossplay is an Activision ID. Therefore, you must first create such an account to play with your friends.

It’s also convenient that all progress is saved in your Activision account, allowing you to play with your account on other platforms as well. Consequently, Warzone 2.0 is not only crossplay, but also “cross-progress”.

More tips and guides for CoD Warzone 2.0 can be found here:

Can you also deactivate Crossplay?

How do I deactivate Crossplay in Warzone 2? Crossplay is enabled by default but can also be turned off – at least on consoles. Currently, this is not possible on PC.

There are understandable reasons why some may want to deactivate crossplay: PC cheaters are a reason for console players to turn off crossplay. Console players often have a disadvantage in shooter games against PC players, who have a slightly faster reaction time with a mouse and keyboard.

To counteract this, developer Infinity Ward offers a very strong aim assist for controllers at the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II which further annoys PC players.

The way to deactivate crossplay differs slightly on the different platforms.

Warzone 2: Deactivate crossplay on PS4 and PS5

To deactivate crossplay on PS4 and PS5, you need to do the following:

  1. Press the options button in the Warzone 2 menu
  2. Move to settings (the tab with the gear icon) via R1
  3. Then select “Account and Network”.
  4. The first setting is already called “Crossplay”, where you can deactivate the feature.
Deactivate crossplay on PlayStation.

Warzone 2: Deactivate crossplay on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

To deactivate crossplay on Xbox consoles, you have to take a somewhat more complicated route than on PlayStation. You don’t make the setting directly in-game, but in the console settings.

  1. Press the Xbox button on your controller, go to “Profile & System” and then select Settings (with the gear icon)
  2. Here you then select “Account”.
  3. Now move to “Privacy & Online Safety”
  4. Click on “Xbox Privacy”
  5. Now select “View & Customize Details”
  6. Then select “Communication & Multiplayer”.
  7. Finally, under “You can play with people outside of Xbox Live”, simply select “Block”.
Deactivate crossplay on Xbox.

Deactivate crossplay on PC

As of now, it is unfortunately not possible to deactivate crossplay on PC. It is also still unclear whether the feature will be delivered later with a patch. If there is any information regarding this, we will inform you directly.

Are you still looking for more good settings for Warzone 2? If you need the best settings for Warzone 2 gameplay, we have the right ones for you: Important settings that will make you better in CoD Warzone 2.

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