You really want to buy a PS5? Today, you have the perfect opportunity to do so at PlayStation Direct. MeinMMO presents all the important information for you.
A few minutes ago, a queue for purchasing the PS5 was opened at Sony’s own store PlayStation Direct.
Where can I find the PS5? Two bundles are currently available for order. Each bundle includes the PS5 in the Disc Edition along with a game, either FIFA 23 or God of War Ragnarök.
Didn’t get a PS5? If you didn’t get a PS5, make sure to check our ticker. Here we keep you updated daily and explain how you can best obtain a PS5 and show you drops related to the coveted console.
Nukes are the absolute superweapon in Call of Duty. In the new CoD Warzone 2 it takes several steps to earn a nuclear weapon. We provide you with a guide on how to get a nuke, which mission you need to play, and which symbols on the map are important for that.
Nukes are a killstreak in Call of Duty that secures your victory with a single blow. If you want to obtain a nuclear weapon in the new CoD Warzone 2, you need to complete a specific mission and collect several components.
Here you can see how to obtain the M13B assault rifle in CoD Warzone 2:
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CoD Warzone 2: Assault Rifle M13B unlock in DMZ mode – Here’s how to get it
How to get a nuke in Warzone 2
What criteria must be met? You cannot obtain nukes in every match in Warzone 2, but only in certain rounds by activating and completing a special mission. To do so, you need to take the following steps:
Win 5 games in a row
Activate the “Champions Quest” mission
Collect 3 components and bring them to the nuke location
Assemble the nuke with components within a timer
Defend the nuke location before it can be defused
Activate Champions Quest
How do I activate the special mission? In the first step, you need to achieve a win streak of 5 games in Battle Royale to unlock the mission.
What kind of mission is this? The quest through which you can earn nukes is called: “Champions Quest.”
At the beginning of the mission, you need 3 components to assemble the nuke. You will find these scattered across the map based on the symbols. You have a fixed time frame in which you can collect the items. The timer is located on the left side.
Pay attention to the golden symbols on the map
What should you consider when collecting the components? When you go on the hunt for the nuke parts, you must expect greater disadvantages with each collected component.
The moment you add the first item to the inventory for the nuke, enemies will see you on the map.
The 2nd component deals damage to the player carrying the item, as well as to nearby teammates.
If you pick up the 3rd part, your map will be disturbed.
What happens when I have all the components? Once you have collected all 3 components, the “Prison Break” event starts. All players who are already down but still in the match will be brought back into the game.
With the start of the 4th gas circle, you will receive information about the location of the nuke.
You add the components, and then it takes a while before you have armed the bomb. During that time, you need to defend the bomb site. By that point, however, you will no longer be negatively affected by the components, and your disadvantages will disappear.
Once that’s done, the bomb site will be displayed on the map. Your enemies now have a total of 2 minutes to disrupt your plans and defuse the nuke.
More tips for CoD Warzone 2 can be found here at MeinMMO:
What does the nuke do? If your opponents fail to defuse the nuke within the 2-minute time frame, the entire map will explode, and you will emerge as the winner of the match.
How do I get a nuke in CoD Modern Warfare 2? In the multiplayer mode of CoD Modern Warfare 2, you can earn nukes by achieving 30 kills in a row.
Phase 2 of Pre-Patch 10.0 for WoW: Dragonflight has been ongoing for a few days, introducing new element invasions and Dracthyr into the game. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus spent the entire weekend in Azeroth and is surprised at how quickly and easily one can now prepare for Dragonflight.
The Dragonflight pre-event is simply amazing. Admittedly, the story is quite boring and doesn’t offer much variety. But that’s hardly been the case with previous pre-events.
The event is designed to prepare new characters as efficiently as possible for the new expansion Dragonflight, and it does this excellently. In my first attempt, I reached level 50-55 in just under half an hour. It goes even faster at lower levels.
During the event, I also equipped my Caller, whom I want to play as my main in Dragonflight. Here’s some gameplay from the Alpha:
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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight
Even faster than with the 78% before Phase 2
Why is it so fast? The keyword here is “Hyperspawn.” Enemies respawn so quickly that there is always something to fight. During the invasions, “normal” and “elite” enemies appear that scale with your own level.
While only 5 players can loot and gain experience from the smaller enemies, everyone can participate in the fight against an elite. Both yield a ton of experience, and overall more than what you could gain in the same time through quests.
As the required experience points for levels 10-60 have also been adjusted, leveling goes even faster than with the completely absurd bonus of 78% experience additional with the Winds of Wisdom. Just remember to activate the +18% from the birthday event, which is available until the release of Dragonflight.
I can’t say if the events are the fastest method; it heavily depends on your class and how many enemies you can tag for yourself. Absolute leveling pros can reach level 60 in about 3 hours, but they need a lot of preparation for that. The event can be completed by anyone without any prerequisite knowledge.
If you want to know why these invasions are even happening, the dragon aspects provide a bit of insight in the introductory quest. Here’s the cinematic for it:
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WoW Cinematic: The Unleashed Storm
Here are the pros and cons: From my experience with 6 characters that I’ve leveled through the event, there are two points that I find rather annoying:
You collect very little new gear and therefore become hardly stronger if you don’t wear heirlooms or if you “overlevel” them. This means: the earlier you start grinding there, the weaker you will be in the end.
The events are incredibly repetitive; the same thing happens over and over again, and those who don’t like grinding will probably find it boring.
On the other hand, the event can also be done quite casually “on the side.” Even if you can’t tag enough of the small adds for yourself, the elite enemies always give decent experience. It’s enough to stand at one spot and leisurely bombard everything in range with spells.
You also collect heaps of Primal Essences, which can be exchanged for an additional 6th bag and 252 gear for level 60. It’s not crazy strong, but enough to visit dungeons if you want to. In the new Uldaman, there are already 278 items to farm on normal mode, and with the catch-up gear from the event, you can easily manage it.
As a bonus, you also receive a special item from the bosses: tainted essences. If you have the essence from each of the four bosses, you can create a new heirloom trinket for later characters. One cannot level up more pleasantly than this.
By the way, I spoke with the developers of Dragonflight just before the weekend about endgame, features, and lore of the new expansion:
First teaser from Pokémon GO and a new countdown have appeared. On November 27, something related to Ultra Beasts is supposed to happen. We will show you all known information.
What kind of event will this be? This is still unclear. What we do know is that it will revolve around Ultra Beasts. In Pokémon GO, you can currently battle the new Ultra Beast Schlingking. Starting November 23, the Ultra Beast Anego will then come into focus. However, something else is supposed to happen on November 27.
Trainers find posters that lead to a countdown. There is also a cryptic video from Pokémon GO.
This was found: On Reddit, trainers report having found posters with Ultra Beasts. A QR code printed on it leads to a countdown website. The time runs out at 3:00 PM today, November 21. Trainers suspect that further information about the upcoming event will be provided then.
Trainer Casually-Calico shows how the advertising poster for the Ultra Beasts looks on reddit:
Players suspect in the comments that the date could possibly be a raid day with the Ultra Beasts. “Probably all Ultra Beasts that have existed in Pokémon GO will be on a raid day,” writes kryspyboiz.
Two dates are visible on the poster:
November 26 in Los Angeles
November 27 worldwide
Video speaks of an Ultra Beast arrival
This is shown in the video: On Twitter, the official account of Pokémon GO shows a short teaser video. There distorted graphics and test images can be seen along with “#UltraBeastArrival”.
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The team writes: “Ultra Beast Alert. New information indicates that an unprecedented wave of Ultra Beasts will arrive on November 27. Stay alert. Be prepared.”
In a recent tweet, the team asks the trainers: “We are just a week away from an Ultra Beast arrival. Do you think you are prepared?”
This information also fits with teasers that various partners of Pokémon GO showed in recent days. Already on November 15, accounts like that of Pokémon GO Hub published the data “November 26” and “November 27” and advised that one should prepare.
That an event will take place on November 27 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM has already been revealed by Niantic a few days ago in the overview of the November events.
As soon as there is new information about the event, you will read about it here on MeinMMO. So get ready for new information when the countdown ends today and check back with us.
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The gaming fair G-Star is currently taking place in Korea. There, new details about major MMORPGs like Throne and Liberty, ArcheAge 2, and Blue Protocol have been shared. Here at MeinMMO, we summarize all the important MMORPG news of the week.
In a new podcast, the developers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen explained in detail what makes their game different from other MMORPGs (via YouTube).
These were the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What is your highlight? Did you experience something exciting this week that you would like to share with us? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to write it in the comments here at MeinMMO.
The YouTuber Basically Homeless is known for crazy projects. In his latest video, he prepares a turkey inside his gaming PC.
Who is it about? The YouTuber “Basically Homeless” is known for building crazy PC setups. Four years ago, he gained a lot of attention when he played the tactical shooter Rainbow: Six Siege with unusual things like a steering wheel and pedals, a “Wii Fit” board, or with bongos (via YouTube).
How did he prepare the feast? To be able to prepare a Thanksgiving meal with a gaming PC, the YouTuber installed a container inside the PC. The container is filled with a liquid that is heated during gameplay.
The individual ingredients are packed in an airtight plastic bag, which are then cooked in the liquid container at low temperatures. The biggest challenge in preparation was the turkey meat, as a certain temperature needed to be reached to properly cook the meat.
However, the YouTuber did not give up and adhered to a guideline from the American government, which states that turkey meat must be cooked at a minimum of 137 degrees Fahrenheit (about 58 degrees Celsius) for a continuous 2 hours.
During the preparation, “Basically Homeless” played games like PUBG and Apex Legends. You can check out the entire project in his video on YouTube:
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Basically Homeless’ project in his video on YouTube
At the end of the video, there’s the taste test – the turkey is served with side dishes. Regarding the edibility of his feast, the YouTuber says it’s not the best, but edible. The preparation is definitely extraordinary.
Cat Quest II is a popular coop RPG on Steam. As noble animals, you embark on exploring the game world, fighting monsters, and completing quests. The game has a 96% positive review rating and costs €15.
What kind of game is Cat Quest II? It is an action RPG with an open world and hack’n’slay elements. The game also features a local coop mode where 2 people can play together.
What is the story of Cat Quest II? The war between the cats of Felingard and the dogs of the Lupus Empire threatens to flare up again. The story revolves around two lost animal kings, who initially resist the idea of cooperating. However, they join forces and embark on an adventure together to reclaim their thrones.
Here you can see the launch trailer for Cat Quest II:
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Cat Quest II – Official Launch Trailer
What does the gameplay in Cat Quest II look like? The player takes on the role of a cat or a dog. You can also switch between the two main characters during the game. In coop mode, you can play the game together with another person, with each controlling a game character.
You travel through the game world, consisting of the two kingdoms of dogs and cats. Along the way, you encounter different characters and navigate through dungeons, where you must watch out for various monsters, traps, and obstacles.
There are also several side quests with their own storylines, which expand the game world.
Here you can see some screenshots of Cat Quest II
Besides weapons like swords and staffs, your characters also have access to spells and passive abilities. The attributes of the abilities can be combined to produce new effects.
One aspect that is very present in the game and appears in several reviews is the numerous cat and dog puns that can be found throughout the game.
How do players rate Cat Quest II? Both the first part Cat Quest and its sequel have received very positive reviews on Steam.
The first part has a total of 5,035 ratings, of which 95% are good player reviews (via Steam). For Cat Quest II, there are 2,749 reviews, with 96% positive player opinions (as of November 11, 2022)
How much does Cat Quest II cost on Steam? The game is currently available on Steam for €14.99. You can also download the demo first if you wish to try it out. If you buy the game directly as a bundle with its predecessor Cat Quest, you will receive a 10% discount compared to purchasing the two titles separately, paying instead of €27.98 only €25.18 (as of November 17, 2022).
Sniper rifles in Call of Duty: Warzone 2 are particularly powerful. With well-placed hits, you can reliably eliminate enemies at virtually any distance – although the developers actually wanted to prevent that. However, a streamer has now found a loadout that makes this possible.
Which weapon is it? To reliably eliminate opponents with just one shot despite 3 armor plates, you need a really big gun. Luckily, in CoD: MW2 there is a weapon like the Victus XMR.
The Victus XMR is currently the sniper rifle with the longest range, making it perfect for your skirmishes in Al Mazrah. The rifle comes standard with an excellent scope, allowing you to save an equipment slot. This is a huge advantage for Warzone.
The Twitch streamer Testyment shared the discovery of the one-shot Victus. We’ll show you his setup and how to get the weapon – it belongs to one of the new weapons of Season 1, just like the assault rifle M13B:
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CoD Warzone 2: Assault Rifle M13B unlock in DMZ mode – Here’s how to get it
How to build your One-Shot Sniper
How is the Victus XMR configured? If you want to try the wonder weapon in Tetsy’s configuration, you should unlock the following attachments:
Barrel: Mack 8 33.5 Super
Laser: VLK LZR 7MW
Optic:SP-X 80 6.6X
Stock: XRK Rise 50
Ammunition: .50 Caliber Explosive
Attachments in English
Barrel: MACK 8 33.5 SUPER
Laser: VLK LZR 7MW
Optic: SP-X 80 6.6X
Stock: XRK RISE 50
Ammunition: .50 CAL EXPLOSIVE
FaZe Testy uses the “SP-X 80 6.6X” scope for his setup. However, you can also use the standard scope and attach a suppressor or a muzzle brake instead.
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Which streamer is it? Testyment (via twitch.com) is also known by his clan name FaZe Testy. Since 2017, he has been a part of the Esport organization FaZe Clan as a content creator. He primarily plays Call of Duty and is particularly known in the scene for his skills as a sniper.
On Twitch, he has around 237,000 followers and on YouTube, he boasts an impressive 728,000 followers. There, he has also published a video showcasing the gameplay with the wonder weapon. We have embedded the video here for you.
If you want to see the one-shot sniper in action, we’ll embed the English video from Testy here:
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How do you unlock the Victus XMR? The sniper rifle was only introduced with the Battle Pass and Season 1 for CoD:MW2 and Warzone. Fortunately, unlocking it is quite fast: You only need 20 Battle Pass tokens, which you unlock by playing multiplayer, DMZ, or Warzone.
The Victus XMR is available in the Battle Pass in sector A7. Follow this path:
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 excites many players not only with its huge map but also with modes that are new to the franchise. This includes the new mode “Crazy 3s”. We will show you what kind of mode it is and when the regular trio mode will be available.
How does Crazy 3s work? When you select the mode in your menu and start the round, your match begins as usual. You choose a landing spot with your two other teammates, loot everything you can, and try not to die.
The difference, however, is that you can recruit your enemies for your squad, allowing you to have up to 6 players on your team at once.
As absurd as it sounds in a trio mode, it works. YouTuber Aculite shows you in his video just how crazy the mode actually is.
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How can I recruit squad members? To recruit players for the squad, you need to convince enemy players not to shoot you. The Proximity Chat is suitable for this, as you can communicate with players near you.
Now you go towards each other, and one of you has to invite the other – this works through the emote menu.
A message will pop up that you have allied with the player and he is now part of your squad. Now you can travel together and increase your squad to up to 6 players.
Where is the original trio mode? Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with an exact answer to this. So far, it is not known when the original trio mode will be implemented. In the meantime, players can engage with the other modes that are currently active. These include:
Battle Royal 4s
Third-Person BR – 3s
Crazy – BR 3s
Battle Royal – 2s
Battle Royal Solo
But you can expect that the regular trio mode will also be available soon. The playlists rotate regularly and often bring new modes with different rules into the game. However, it is currently uncertain what the rhythm of the rotation will look like.
If new information about the original trio mode becomes available, we will summarize it for you as quickly as possible.
What do you think of the new trio mode of Warzone 2? Do you find it really crazy, do you think it’s cool, or do you prefer to stick with the standard modes? Feel free to leave us a comment!
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We wanted to know in a survey from you which dungeon you like the least. As of Friday, November 18 at 12:10 PM, 2,145 people participated and cast their votes.
It is noticeable that particularly shorter and beginner dungeons seem to be popular – although there were definitely issues with them. Some players are said to have been excluded from the easiest dungeons due to insufficient gear. Positions 12 to 6 are relatively close together:
Position 12: Utgarde Keep with 12 votes (1%)
Position 11: Drak’Tharon Keep with 19 votes (1%)
Position 10: Gundrak with 22 votes (1%)
Position 9: Utgarde Pinnacle with 28 votes (1%)
Position 8: The Nexus with 30 votes (1%)
Position 7: halls of lightning with 58 votes (3%)
Position 6: Ahn’kahet with 62 votes (3%)
The top 5, on the other hand, are significantly less popular than the previous positions, with a tragic leader that over a third of you dislike.
The dungeons from WotLK triggered a lot of nostalgia. The iconic trailer also triggered a melancholic boost:
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Launch trailer for WotLK Classic: Pure nostalgia in Northrend
Position 5: Azjol-Nerub with 75 votes (3%)
What kind of dungeon is this? In Azjol-Nerub you will encounter the nerubian king Anub’arak, one of the most important servants of the Lich King Arthas. The dungeon is located in Dragonblight and is one of the first you can enter.
Why is it so unpopular? Actually, Azjol-Nerub is a relatively short dungeon with just three bosses and quite little trash in between. This is probably why relatively few votes are cast for it.
What, however, drives many players to frustration repeatedly is the final boss Anub’arak. He hides in the boss fight three times, becoming untouchable and summoning minions who have to slowly trudge in.
Since these phases depend on the giant beetle’s health points, they cannot be skipped. Players are trapped on the platform for the time being and have to wait until the sluggish adds reach the arena.
What kind of dungeon is this? In the Violet Hold, the Kirin Tor have imprisoned some of the most powerful creatures that wreak havoc on Azeroth – and the mana storms. The inmates are causing trouble, and you are supposed to prevent an outbreak.
Why is it so unpopular? In itself, the Violet Hold is not really hard, but extremely monotonous. You stand in the same room all the time and defeat enemies that appear from portals. Regularly, a boss appears that you can beat.
What many players find annoying about the dungeon is that you cannot determine the pace yourself. Even if you could kill every group in a second, you would have to wait for the next portal to open, just like at the opening of the Dark Portal. This quickly becomes boring.
Position 3: The Purge of Stratholme with 309 votes (14%)
What kind of dungeon is this? The Caverns of Time let you dive into the past of Warcraft and experience history live. However, you also have to prevent history from being altered.
In the Purge of Stratholme (“HdZ 4”), you help Prince Arthas to “cleanse” the city of Stratholme in an attempt to stop the plague. By the way, there is one of the best transmogs that is still popular today in the dungeon.
Historically, the Purge of Stratholme is tough stuff …
Why is it so unpopular? The Purge of Stratholme takes a long time. The dungeon itself is already large, but at many points, you also have to wait for Arthas, who is quite slow and always looks for arguments with any enemy in sight.
If someone forgets to talk to Arthas, nothing happens at first, and you wait in vain. In addition, many players are eager for a special mount from the dungeon and can sometimes become unfriendly:
Position 2: The Halls of Stone with 592 votes (28%)
What kind of dungeon is this? In the Halls of Stone, the dwarf explorer Brann Bronzebeard wants to learn more about the Titans and the history of Azeroth. Here, the Titans left guardians and valuable information behind.
Why is it so unpopular? Similar to the Purge of Stratholme, the Halls of Stone are extremely extensive. You fight against a ton of trash that often cannot be skipped and hits so hard that you cannot play in groups. In particular, inexperienced players need a lot of planning and careful approach here or they will be punished with dozens of deaths.
In addition, Brann Bronzebeard, just like Arthas, repeatedly reads out role-play sequences that you have to endure. This happens, among other things, during boss fights that can last longer, especially after a wipe.
Position 1: The Oculus with 751 votes (35%)
What kind of dungeon is this? The Oculus is part of the Nexus complex in Coldarra in the Borean Tundra. Here, the Blue Dragonflight reigns and wild magic attracts power-hungry sorcerers.
Why is it so unpopular? The Oculus is by far the most unpopular dungeon, although it can actually be mastered in just 15 minutes with an experienced group. This is due to the mechanics in the Oculus.
The Oculus is hated in part because of its layout. Image source: Icy Veins.
You have to ride through most of the dungeon on dragons in the air and even fight on them. On the one hand, the constant switching between flying and running is annoying, on the other hand, the division is not entirely clear: Who takes which dragon, what abilities do we even need?
In addition, orientation can be difficult even for experienced players here. Since there is no interactive dungeon map in WotLK, you have to read from a real-life map to find out where you are and where you still need to go.
Since you sometimes have to kill various enemies in a certain order, it can take a long time until you find all of them. Even more annoying is when someone loses track and you have to find yourself again. The Oculus is hated to the extent that players even forgo titles just to avoid visiting it:
We asked you on MeinMMO how you like the new, free Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone 2. And despite some issues at launch, most of you are satisfied. For some, it is even the “perfect” Warzone.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 was released on November 16, along with Season 1 of Modern Warfare 2. Even the release evening on Wednesday made it clear, that not everything is running smoothly in the Battle Royale:
The servers were under stress and many suffered from lags
The social menu was completely bugged for 2 days
Some couldn’t get into the game for an entire evening
However, there were also many reports that Warzone 2 ran smoothly in the first days. For example, MeinMMO user “Phantom” wrote in our comments: “I didn’t have any problems at any time. Only the connection sometimes took a little longer”.
That was also our impression while observing the servers and issues in the first days: You could either be very lucky or quite unlucky.
For instance, MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya couldn’t get into the game all Thursday evening with her team – while I was out hunting for kills with my squad in southern Al Mazrah.
Therefore, we wanted to know how you like Warzone 2, and 1,763 readers from MeinMMO responded:
On October 27, 2009, League of Legends was released and interested players could download the game. There are champions that have existed since the beginning and for which adjustments were actually planned, but Riot Games found no better alternatives, and the champs remain unchanged in LoL. Thus, the planned rework of Morgana was abandoned.
What is the rework about? Champions in League of Legends are regularly reworked. The last rework was for Udyr.
For the Fallen – Morgana, a rework was supposed to happen in 2015. The champion has a unique set of abilities that did not exist at that time.
Morgana’s unmistakable ability is probably her “Black Shield”, her E ability. With it, she can shield allies, absorbing magic damage and protecting against crowd control effects.
Her other abilities are also uniquely designed. She can:
Hold opponents in place
Deal area damage
Mark opponents
Stun those who remain in range
The lead designer from Riot Games, Riot August, attempted to rework Morgana in 2015 and concluded that it made no sense and left it at that.
Here you can see the extent to which champion reworks can take:
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League of Legends shows the new Udyr in the trailer
That’s why the perfect champion should remain unchanged
The lead designer believes in Morgana: Riot August spoke about the rework in an interview with our colleagues from MGG Spain.
“I reworked Morgana and found that she was perfect and nothing needed to be changed. […] Nothing was as good as what she already had. In the end, she is perfect. That is why so many people admire her. It simply wasn’t worth changing anything,” he said in the interview.
It is about the fact that players who play Morgana need their playstyle exactly as it is. Each of her abilities represents an aspect of the game.
With the Q ability, she immobilizes opponents
The W ability results in area damage and pressure on the lane
The E ability supports teammates or herself against the opponents’ crowd control
Her ultimate ability is very interesting to play despite the complexity
The developers from Riot Games have adjusted the appearance over the years. Riot August mentions that “aesthetic helps, but the kit has to be good for a character to be popular.”
Morgana is one of the few cases that have such a good kit that she only requires adjustments to the scaling of her abilities. However, the weekly patches are completely sufficient for that. The last patch has heralded preseason 13.
This is how players see it: Even the players themselves only provide feedback that Morgana is a champion where no adjustments need to be made to gameplay and abilities. So “fruushy” replies on Twitter that she just lacks legs.
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She has a pick rate of 15.35% in League of Legends and is banned in about 23% of all games (via op.gg). This shows Morgana’s relevance across all divisions of League of Legends. The champion was played back then and is still a character that players strive for.
A new feature aims to elevate controller control to the next level. This allows the controller to finally compete with mouse and keyboard in terms of aiming, speed, and precision. The technology utilizes the controller’s gyroscope and is already available in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite, and Deathloop.
What is the problem with controller aim? With a controller, movement and field of view are decoupled. Typically, you control your movements with the left analog stick and your field of view with the right.
The sensitivity determines how quickly your character can change their view direction. Often – but not always – you can adjust the sensitivity of your analog sticks. The problem is that you can only change your view direction as fast as the sensitivity allows.
Typically, controller players are at a disadvantage. Aiming is quicker and more precise with a mouse and keyboard. To help controller players, many games therefore offer features like “Aim Assist.” In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, this leads to controversies: Aim Assist for controllers apparently reaches entirely new levels.
If you have pushed all settings to the limit and your aiming speed is still too slow, you are unfortunately out of luck. “Flick-Stick” aims to change that fundamentally.
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How does “Flick-Stick” work? This feature is a software solution that allows you to change how your controller operates. However, those who think that only the button mapping changes are mistaken.
Once you activate the “Flick-Stick” control, your right analog stick only controls the view direction on the horizontal plane. If you push the stick to the right, your character’s field of view turns 90 degrees to the right. If you push the stick to the left, your field of view shifts 90 degrees to the left.
If you push your analog stick downward, your character turns 180 degrees. You can make finer adjustments by carefully maneuvering your analog stick between different positions. However, this requires a bit of finesse. If you push the analog stick upward, your field of view returns to a neutral position.
How do you aim up or down? Since the right analog stick is only responsible for the horizontal view axis, you need something else to cover the vertical view axis. That’s where the gyroscope comes into play: If you want to aim up or down while using “Flick-Stick,” you have to move your controller accordingly. However, only minimal wrist movements are required. No one needs to flail wildly with the controller.
Is the technology new? No, not really. There have already been some games for the PS3 that used the gyroscope for control. The game “Splatoon” for the Wii U then introduced gyroscopic control to a larger audience.
Julian “Jibb” Smart, the developer behind “Flick-Stick,” has been working to implement his technology broadly since mid-2018. Since 2020, the option has been available on Steam, and other studios and publishers are also showing interest. You can test the feature in CS:GO, Fortnite, or Deathloop.
Are you convinced by the concept? Have you perhaps already tried “Flick-Stick,” and what experiences have you had? Feel free to leave us a comment!
America has not played a major role in international tournaments in League of Legends for years. The last time an American team reached the semifinals of the Worlds was in 2018 with Cloud9. Now there are new rumors about the transfers of the team 100 Thieves. And these exactly show why America is so irrelevant.
What are these rumors? 100 Thieves is reportedly planning the new season with two veterans:
The other signing is supposed to be Yilang “Doublelift” Peng for the AD carry position. Doublelift also retired in 2020, but made his comeback already in March 2021. He will turn 30 in July.
Overall, the roster of 100 Thieves would be very old for a LoL esports team. Currently, they still have the jungler Closer (25), the supporter Huhi (27), and the top laner Ssumday (26) in their lineup.
The signing of Doublelift and Bjergsen would confirm this, even though it is still just rumors. While both are good players, they have achieved little internationally. It is unlikely that they will win a major title as they age. Nevertheless, teams swear by them.
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Doublelift and Impact played the first Worlds
How old are the pros in America? Doublelift leads the list in America. At almost 30 years old, he belongs to the old guard. He participated in the very first World Championship in LoL in 2011, back then at Dreamhack in Sweden. He finished in 4th place with Epik Gamer.
With Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black, the team FlyQuest probably has the oldest supporter under a professional contract. He is already 30 and has been playing LoL competitively since 2012. His first appearance at the Worlds was in 2015 with CLG.
Another veteran is the Korean Jeong “Impact” Eon-young. He won the Worlds in 2013 with SK T1, the team of superstar Faker. In early 2015, after a disappointing season in Korea, he moved to America. The 27-year-old is still playing there today.
While there are also some exceptional talents internationally who have played successfully for years, such as the aforementioned Faker (26) or the Korean BeryL (25), who won the Worlds in 2020 with DAMWON and in 2022 with DRX. However, established professionals are often mixed with young talents here.
For example, DRX had younger players like Zeka (19), Pyosik (22), and Kingen (22) in their squad and combined them with BeryL and Deft (26). Thus, they secured the title.
America relies on overseas players: It is also noticeable that many professionals from other regions have played in America in recent years. At the Worlds 2022, three American teams participated, with a total of 15 players:
The six players Inspired, Closer, Kaori, Abbedagge, Jesen, and Zven came from Europe.
With Impact, Berserker, Ssumday, and Huhi, there were four Koreans.
There were two Australians, FBI and Fudge.
Only Jojopyun (Canada), Vulcan (Canada), and Blabber (USA) actually came from the region.
For comparison:
All 20 players from Korea came from Korea.
19 out of 20 players from European teams came from Europe. Only Malrang is originally from Korea.
17 out of 20 players from China also came from China – Kanavi, Scout, and Viper are imports from Korea.
In Call of Duty: Warzone 2, FPS matters. The smoother your image, the higher your chance of coming out successfully from a gunfight. Therefore, we show you the best settings for PC so that you can achieve high FPS.
In CoD: Warzone 2, it’s important to make use of every advantage you can get. Whether it’s good weapons, a refined strategy, or even the right graphics settings. Therefore, we’ll show you the most important settings for your FPS.
Note that these settings will not make you a professional player. They only ensure high refresh rates on your monitor, which will benefit you in combat.
If you haven’t taken a look at Warzone 2 yet, here’s a trailer:
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 – Launch Trailer
CoD Warzone 2: The Best Graphics Settings
Where do these settings come from? These settings come from Brparadox, the Twitter account of P Customs. They manufacture gaming PCs and sell computer parts as well as optimizations for your PCs.
Which settings are important? Now we present the best settings. Go to your settings and open the “Graphics” tab. Three categories will appear. Navigate to the “Graphics” section and set the following settings:
What do these settings do? Warzone 2 is a real FPS killer due to its massive map and gigantic gameplay elements.
Due to all the data that your PC has to calculate, your frames per second are automatically lowered. These settings ensure that the performance of Warzone 2 improves, but at the same time, you have no disadvantages because your graphics are a bit worse.
In Pokémon GO, many trainers have been waiting for a way to chat with each other and arrange raids. Campfire is supposed to make that possible now. Our MeinMMO author Franzi Korittke has tried out the new app and shows you how it works.
Which app is it about? After trainers of Pokémon GO have been demanding a chat function for many years to plan raids or level-ups together, Niantic has now developed a new app that aims to make that possible: Campfire.
With it, you should be able to network not only within Pokémon GO but also across the various Niantic games. I took a closer look at the new app and will show you how it works.
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How to get access to Campfire
What is Campfire? Campfire is an app from Niantic that revolves around communication between players of the various Niantic games. With it, you can chat, join groups, and send smoke signals when you want to play raids.
How do you get access to Campfire? Basically, Campfire is not yet available for all players. To use the app, you currently need an invitation from another player who is already using the app. Download Campfire in advance from your Play Store or App Store.
To get access, you can post in specific Campfire threads on reddit. The concept of the thread is quite simple: You express that you want an invitation to Campfire and wait for a message from another reddit user.
You exchange your trainer code from the game with this person so they can send you a friend request and eventually invite you to Campfire as well. Depending on how many requests are ahead of you in the reddit post, it may take a while.
If you have successfully registered for Campfire, a small green symbol will appear on the right side of the screen in Pokémon GO. You can use this to switch directly to Campfire. Additionally, you now have the opportunity to invite other players yourself. The mentioned reddit thread, for example, assumes that you will continue the concept and invite the next users.
How to invite friends to Campfire
How can you send invitations? To send an invitation to another trainer, you must already be friends with them in one of your Niantic games. If that is the case, you can click on the round symbol with the person in the bottom right corner of Campfire.
You will now see in the orange box how many of your friends are already using Campfire. Clicking on it will display them. If your desired friend is not listed here, you can invite other trainers from your friends list using the “Add Friends” button.
Invite friends to Campfire
How many invitations can be sent? Currently, each trainer has a maximum of 5 invitations available that they can send to friends from their friends list. Therefore, it is best not to send invitations indiscriminately, but to ask people in advance if they even want access to Campfire.
Using Campfire – Raids and Chats
How do you indicate that you want to do raids? As soon as you open Campfire, you land on a map view. All stops and arenas in your vicinity will be displayed, and ongoing raids will also be shown there. Alternatively, you can access this mode by clicking on the map symbol.
If you find a raid nearby that you would like to participate in but are looking for teammates, you can simply click on the corresponding arena in Campfire. You can then join the arena. This opens a chat window through which you can coordinate with other players around the raids and send signals.
Send signals to alert others about raids
Your signal lasts for 15 minutes after setting and then automatically ends. If you are still looking for like-minded individuals, you can set it again.
Based on the orange borders around a raid boss on the map, you can also recognize signals from other players and join the respective arena if interested.
How to chat with other trainers
In Campfire, you have several options for writing to other players. One option, which only exists temporarily, is the chat function at arenas. However, if you want to stay in touch with your teammates permanently, you can do this either through a private chat or a group chat.
This is how the private chat works: To start a private chat, you must be friends with the respective trainer in one of the Niantic games and they must also use Campfire. If that is the case, you can select them from your friend list and click “Send Message”.
Once you have had contact with each other, all messages will be displayed by clicking on the speech bubble at the bottom of the screen. Alternatively, you can also start a new chat through the speech bubble. To do this, click on the pencil symbol in the bottom corner and select the desired trainer.
This is how you can send direct messages to friends
If the respective player is not yet connected to Campfire themselves, you cannot write directly with them yet. It is best to send them an invitation.
This is how group chats work: If someone has a local community that prefers to communicate in Campfire, they can also use groups for communication. To do this, click on the symbol with the two people.
The group menu will now open. Here you will initially see numerous groups that have already been created. By clicking on the “Join” button, you can become a member there and exchange information via so-called channels.
These have been created by the group admins and offer users, similar to Discord, better orientation and a clear structure for the group. For example, in the group “Pokemon GO Official”, you can use the channel “lets-be-friends” to meet new trainer friends.
This is what the group menu looks like
Create your own groups: If the group you are looking for is not in the list, you can alternatively create your own group and invite your friends to it. To do this, click on “Create Group” in the group menu. Now you just need to give it a name and make a few settings, and you have your very own group.
You can then add your friends to the group using the “Invite” button. However, anyone who is not yet using Campfire will also need an invitation to the app. Additionally, it is also advisable in your own groups to structure communication better by assigning channels.
My personal conclusion about Campfire
What I liked a lot: I think it’s great that Campfire finally provides the opportunity to directly contact other trainers. This is especially worthwhile if you often participate in raids together or want to arrange friendship level-ups.
I also find it great to set signals to indicate interest in a raid. Especially when you’re in a region where you don’t know anyone, this way you can more easily find teammates who can support you in a raid.
Moreover, you can move the map. So you see – unlike in Pokémon GO – not just a small part, but can also push it, for example, to the neighboring town and see what raids are taking place there.
Additionally, the group function allows you to connect with other players in your area whom you may not have been able to contact before because they are not in the typical local WhatsApp groups. At the same time, there is no obligation to be friends with these people in the game or to share private contact details, as is common in many messaging services.
This is what still needs to be improved: The biggest sticking point for me with Campfire is that it is still a standalone app. You always have to switch back and forth to write, which is especially annoying when you want to do a raid together.
I miss an overlay function through which you can also write to players while you are already in the raid lobby. It would be practical to also receive last-minute registrations from other players or be able to report issues while participating in a remote raid so that you might wait a moment for the raid.
Also, signals at arenas should be integrated directly into Pokémon GO in my view. If you don’t receive a corresponding notification that a signal is active nearby, you might miss it, even if you were in the game.
Can I recommend the new app? I can basically recommend Campfire since I really like the many different functions. Finally, you can chat with other trainer friends, join local groups without everyone having my personal data, and I can show that I want to do a raid.
However, since Campfire is not yet easily accessible through a simple registration, unfortunately not many players are active in my area. This makes the use quite manageable at the moment. Often, contact with these people already exists through other means, which makes it difficult to establish new contacts in my region at the moment.
However, this hopefully changes with the official release. When that will happen, and you can also secure Campfire without an invitation, is currently still unknown. If there are new updates on this, you will definitely find out from us on MeinMMO.
Do you already have access to Campfire? If so, how do you like the new app? Let us know in the comments.
In the Extraction mode DMZ of Call of Duty: Warzone 2, it’s all about loot, equipment, and the will to survive. Additionally, you can unlock a new weapon here – the assault rifle M13B. However, such modes can also bring out the worst in people.
Call of Duty is trying to carve out its niche in the extraction shooter market with its free DMZ mode. You start at a point on the vast Warzone map Al Mazrah, fight through NPCs, gather equipment, and then get extracted from the combat zone by a helicopter – or at least that’s the plan.
But the NPCs are nasty and can take you out quickly if you’re not careful. Moreover, other players are also running around the map with similar goals as you.
With the new assault rifle M13B, even multiplayer players of CoD MW2 show interest in starting the major mode. But you should never feel too secure when leaving the map – everyone wants to get the weapon.
We show you how to get the M13B in the DMZ mode in a short video:
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CoD Warzone 2: Assault Rifle M13B unlock in DMZ mode – Here’s how to get it
Players are like vultures at the extraction point
Once you declare your mission in the DMZ as completed, head to one of the 3 extraction points on the map. Here, you give a helicopter a short signal and have to wait for a moment for pickup.
This draws a lot of attention. Enemies can suddenly come from all corners like startled animals, aiming for your loot.
Especially because of the M13B assault rifle, this can be particularly worthwhile at the moment. After all, it saves you from having to fight against the chemist in the radiation zone. Without an appropriate gas mask, this can be quite a hassle.
On Reddit, there’s a clip where the user “RealWildFlesh” along with a teammate rushes to an extraction point and cold-bloodedly takes out the two players who were just trying to leave with the helicopter. The new M13B was also part of the loot:
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The thread creator apologizes in the title of the thread, but his actions in the video say otherwise. Without heart or shame, the two victims are dealt with and stripped to the last. Even the extraction helicopter is stolen.
But that’s part of the extraction mode DMZ – it’s exactly these stories that such a mode tells. User “FaFa_1018” would know exactly what to do in that situation: “I would gather the Avengers to find you if I were you. Holy s*****e.”
Often, however, the terror begins even earlier: Don’t carelessly approach the extraction points. Even in “Escape from Tarkov”, the first hype game in the extraction genre, the so-called “extraction campers” are considered one of the biggest plagues.
They wait near the target points just to have fully looted players do the work for them, only to ambush them unexpectedly at the extraction point.
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Shortly before the launch of the new expansion Dragonflight, MeinMMO met with the developers of World of Warcraft for an interview. The focus was mainly on endgame features, the story of Dragonflight, and the new UI.
After we discussed the talents and features of Dragonflight in the last interview, this time the discussion focused more on the story and content for players at max level.
Our conversation partners were Morgan Day, Associate Game Director, and Laura Sardinha, Lead UI Designer. An exciting insight from the interview: Much of what is new in Dragonflight is intended to serve all future expansions as well.
MeinMMO: Something easy to start with: How long does a new player starting fresh with Dragonflight take to reach level 70?
Morgan Day: With Shadowlands, we introduced the Isle of the Exiled, a new starter experience for players with the goal of creating a real Warcraft experience but at the same time providing a bit more consistency for exactly the question you just asked. We know exactly how long it takes you to get through the island – roughly.
After that, you are sent to Battle for Azeroth. I recently looked at some reddit threads where people explain that they reach from level 10 to 60 in about 4 hours. That is quite fast. And from there to Dragonflight, from 60 to 70, it depends on who you ask how long it takes.
I know a few people from the beta who wanted to be as fast as possible and were very quick – maybe a few hours. And then there are people who read every quest, do every side quest, want to find every treasure. It depends on the person how long it takes. It can go very quickly, under 10 hours I would say, or you just take your time, absorb everything, enjoy the new zones. […] Enjoy the journey.
The required experience for levels 10-60 has been massively reduced, by the way. In the beta, players even managed to reach level 60 in just over 3 hours.
MeinMMO: You mentioned the consistency and that players can better start into World of Warcraft. Are you planning to bring a summary of the lore so far into the game for players who are coming in now and know absolutely nothing? Like about Cataclysm, which will certainly be quite important.
Morgan Day: That is an interesting question. There is Chromie Time for players who want to choose different expansions while leveling. That is one way for them to see and play the lore that is available. World of Warcraft is over 15 years old, there is so much story.
Creating a single source for all this story would be a huge challenge and would likely not do justice to all the depth. There is nothing like: ‘Last time on World of Warcraft…’ or something, like in TV shows [laughs].
But we are always looking for ways for players to discover that in the game, and we think Chromie Time is an excellent way to do it. Now with Dragonflight, with the pre-event and the quests that lead you there, hopefully that helps provide the context and all the knowledge you need to navigate the Dragon Isles and Dragonflight.
Laura Sardinha: In Shadowlands, we introduced the campaigns and the lore book that you see in the quest log. We have plans to add stories from the old campaigns, all that epic stuff that happened there.
If a player really wants to know more about the lore in the future, it will be easier with this system to see everything your character has experienced. That will be stored. We know players love the lore and the story, so we want to provide a better UI for that in the future.
If you need tutoring: MeinMMO demon Cortyn has compiled the most important story snippets for you:
MeinMMO: About leveling itself, there were complaints in the beta that players could not reach level 70 solely through the campaign. That has changed since then. How do you decide how many experience points one gets, or how do you get people to look at side quests?
Laura Sardinha: In Dragonflight, we want players to play the campaign as in Shadowlands. In Shadowlands, the side quests were also very interesting, but players only focused on the campaign just to finish it.
But in Dragonflight, we tried to find a balance. An example from the Azure Mountains. The Tuskarr are a side quest. But there will be a small hook in the campaign that leads you to them, to the tribe and the side quests with nice rewards like toys and mounts. That is intended to encourage doing these side quests. We will see how that goes. […]
Even after the campaign, there is still a lot of content and things to do. That is something we are currently experimenting with.
What is actually included in Dragonflight?
MeinMMO: In comparison to Shadowlands, how much content is there in Dragonflight at level 70?
Laura Sardinha: We have Glory, similar to Shadowlands, but this time you don’t have to choose anyone; you can work with everyone. In the campaign, you meet the factions: we have the Dragonscale Expedition, the Tuskarr, the Centaur, Valdrakken Accord …
Whatever you want. Do you like the Tuskarr? Great. But you also like the dragons from the capital? Just work with both. Through the campaign, you will be introduced to the Glory system. There are cool rewards for that, and it will keep you busy for a long time.
[The system] also helps you with professions. And Morgan can certainly tell you more about equipment and such.
Morgan Day: Not only is there this faction system that Laura talked about, but you also unlock new chapters of the story campaign through Glory. I can’t go into too much detail, but this is most of the content that players haven’t seen in the beta yet. […]
But aside from that stuff in the open world, we have our usual selection of Mythic+ dungeons, where we are doing things a little differently than usual. There are not only Dragonflight dungeons but also favorites from previous expansions that we’ve updated […]
There is the Vault of the Incarnate, our new raid with 8 bosses, where players will face Razagath, the Storm Eater, one of the “Incarnates,” about whom you will learn more while leveling.
And lastly, the overhaul of professions. We haven’t completely revamped them in a while. There was never an opportunity to build an identity that relates to the chosen profession.
If you are, for example, a dwarf, but don’t want to be a warrior – even though that’s your class – but actually want to define yourself by blacksmithing. Then be a dwarf blacksmith. Now there’s plenty of stuff you can do for that: progress, talents… become a blacksmith and specialize in armor, then you can forge better chest armors than any other player on the server. […]
The choice makes it exciting. We want players to have many options and be able to choose what they want to explore. Do you want to be more of a dungeon crawler, experience quests and story, or try your hand at PvP?
In the video, you can find all the information about Dragonflight in 3 minutes:
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Everything you need to know about the new WoW expansion “Dragonflight” in 3 minutes
Glory is less annoying than you think: ‘Nothing is exclusive’
MeinMMO: Regarding the Glory system, which was quite unpopular in Shadowlands. Why did you keep it and how have you improved it?
Laura Sardinha: The UI will be very similar. It was also quite useful to see your progress and everything. But it relied heavily on the covenant; you had to use it, switching was difficult… We’re not doing that anymore. It will be more organic.
Work with the major factions, check your Glory and see right through the interface on the minimap where you are, what you want to get. Let’s say the Tuskarr have a mount that you want. Then go [to the menu] and check your Glory. You don’t have to talk to any NPC or anything. […] See a preview of the mount and then plan your day so you can farm the Glory.
It is meant to be very flexible, and from there we want to see where it develops, listen to feedback. We hope it will be received more positively this time.
MeinMMO: Is it necessary to farm Glory like in Shadowlands, where actual power was locked behind it, or is it more of a reputation system?
Laura Sardinha: It’s like reputation, yes.
Morgan Day: The word ‘Glory’ is the same, but the systems behind it and what you have to do to interact with it is very different. In Shadowlands, each covenant had its Glory and you had to choose one, could only earn Glory there.
In Dragonflight, you can work on all major factions at the same time. That is a really big difference between a made choice and options that are available. […]
We learned something important in Shadowlands. Let’s say you are the kind of player who just logs in for raids, hangs out with friends and then disappears. The classic raid logger. In Shadowlands, there were many things that felt like you had to do them to be able to raid.
If you put ‘exclusive power’ into such things so that you can only get it there – a Legendary, for example – we improved that. In the world [of Dragonflight], you can get quite strong stuff, at the end of the Glory levels, for example. Or you can use a crafting reagent to bring an item’s item level to heroic level.
But those are just options. Those are ways to get items, and there are a bunch of other ways to get there. Players should realize: ‘Yes, this is how I get upgrades if I want.’ Or maybe you are a player for whom this is the only way to get heroic items at all.
Those are cool options, but none of it is exclusive. Those are just different paths to the same goal.
By the way, I had exactly the feeling described by Morgan Day that there was too much to do:
MeinMMO: A little more about the lore. The aspects claim to have lost most of their power after Cataclysm. But they have actually continued as if nothing happened: time travel, bringing life back to land… How weak are the aspects really?
Morgan Day: That is a great question for Steve Danuser [laughs] Not exactly my expertise. But that is one of the important stories you can discover as you travel through the Dragon Isles. And that is something I personally really love.
Each zone has its associated dragonflock and you learn a little more about what has happened to the aspects there. Whether it’s the black dragonflock in the first zone or, my personal favorite, the plains of Ohn’ahra, where you learn all sorts of things about the green dragonflock.
There is a ton of lore for the respective dragonflocks, and much is revealed while we experience the story and rebuild the strength of the aspects. That is the red thread we want to explore.
And the team has really done a great job of incorporating ways to learn more in the zones. There are tons of conversation options with NPCs that you don’t even need for quests, but tell more about the Dragon Isles or the flocks. […]
MeinMMO: To go a little deeper: in the intro cinematic you gave us a first look at the first raid boss instead of the big bad guy of the expansion, as is usually the case. Where is the story going? Will we meet more Primal Incarnates?
Morgan Day: That drives us at the beginning of the expansion. Who are these Incarnates? Razagath was freed, and she is not the only one; she has brothers and sisters who are just as powerful or more powerful than she is.
That brings a lot of depth. What happens with these Incarnates? Back in the days of Galakrond, they rejected the gift of the Titans, turned away from them. The aspects we know, however, followed the path of the Titans.
There are many nuances as to why the two factions go different ways, and that is one of the main elements we want to explore. Not only with the Incarnates themselves, their plans and why they defy the Titans. It is very easy to spoil here. But that is one of the driving forces.
There is already a lot of speculation around the story:
MeinMMO: So we will also learn a little more about the Titans, I guess?
Morgan Day: Yes, one of the main quests at max level takes place in Tyrhold, a place in Thaldraszus. There is a facility of the Titans there, and through the story there we will be able to learn more.
MeinMMO: In one of the new cinematics, Alexstrasza flinched when Nozdormu mentioned “Iridikron’s Hunger.” What is that, does that relate to Galakrond’s cannibalism?
Morgan Day: That’s a very good question and very deep in the spoiler area. [laughs] But I’m glad you noticed that. A lot of time and effort goes into those little details. Maybe there’s a small foreshadowing there, but I don’t want to reveal anything yet.
Here you can see the corresponding cinematic:
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WoW Cinematic: The Unleashed Storm
MeinMMO: Do you have plans to utilize the Caverns of Time again? After all, we are already working with the bronze dragonflock.
Morgan Day: As you may have noticed, there is a pretty large bronze shrine in Thaldraszus. There are a few quests there, and there are some opportunities for us to explore that place further. What is behind these big doors? […]
Or with all the awakening and what is happening on the Dragon Isles, what happens in the Caverns of Time? Every dragonflock will play a role in the expansion and the upcoming story. But I can’t go into detail, but I like the idea.
New features are ‘for new players, for casuals, for everyone simply’
MeinMMO: A little more about the UI, because I struggled with it myself. What was the biggest challenge when creating the new UI?
Laura Sardinha: We were very glad that we now had the opportunity to overhaul the entire UI. We wanted to update our tools, how we build that in the background and such. This will also be good for addon creators. It will be easier and much better to create addons.
Our goal is not to remove addons. We just want to ensure that the standard UI is good for new players, for casuals, for everyone simply. […] We should have an editing mode; that’s kind of ‘normal’ these days. That’s why we wanted that for new players. It should feel modern, comfortable, and easy to use.
But it should also cater to players who have been around for a long time and are used to something like this through addons. We want to make sure everyone can enjoy [the new UI], and the challenge was to make it easy to use as well.
There aren’t many really complex menus and options, but we want to build more after this. We are collecting feedback from the community, want to know what they are missing from all perspectives. […]
There is still a lot to do, and we are working on it.
MeinMMO: I have received feedback from my guild and from myself that there are a few things that just drive you crazy – for example, that certain elements cannot be moved. Why have you not introduced some functions or hidden them behind scripts?
Laura Sardinha: That was more a matter of time. We will certainly bring all of this in the next update; you’ll then be able to move your experience bar, bags, and certain buttons.
We will bring more options later for the size of the minimap, and we have received feedback that icons are too small. Some people cannot see the numbers. We want to make sure there are options for that.
We are already paying attention to that. But it was a matter of time that we could finish everything and publish it without bugs in the pre-patch. But more updates are coming with all the adjustments.
Morgan Day: This also applies to all content. The UI, talents, crafting – we are still at the beginning. We wanted a solid foundation from which we could expand and grow in Dragonflight and future expansions.
These features will improve the future of WoW forever, not just for Dragonflight.
MeinMMO: Thank you for the answers!
Dragonflight will be released on November 29, 2022. From then on, you can travel the Dragon Isles and learn about the dragons, the aspects, and the new enemies we can meet. I’ve played a bit in the beta already, and the pre-patch excites me:
The new MMO Crimson Desert was announced in 2019 as the successor to Black Desert. It was originally supposed to be released in 2021, but has been postponed indefinitely. Now the developers revealed that the release is set for the second half of 2023. It is currently unclear whether it will be released only in Korea or worldwide.
What kind of game is it exactly? Crimson Desert will be a mix of single-player game and MMORPG. You will take on the role of Macduff (featured image) and his mercenaries, who are supposed to introduce you to the story of the world. Combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving will be the focus.
After the solo campaign, you will be able to create your own character and experience multiplayer content, including:
Open-world events for multiple players
Dungeons
Fortress battles that are supposed to scale with large player counts
The game has a dark and bloody tone. In the gameplay trailer, there are also some instances that clearly hint at betrayal and intrigues. Even in the lore texts, intrigues are mentioned – the contrast of “wild north” vs. “fancy south” is addressed.
You can watch the first gameplay footage of Crimson Desert here:
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Crimson Desert shows the crazy open world in the gameplay trailer
Pearl Abyss aims to release Crimson Desert in 2023, forgoing major announcements
What do the developers say about the release? Pearl Abyss, the company behind Black Desert and also Crimson Desert, recently presented the latest quarterly results. In the accompanying conference call, upcoming games were also discussed:
Crimson Desert is set to be released in the second half of 2023. The company’s focus is on completing and releasing the game swiftly.
What makes us skeptical? Although Crimson Desert is supposed to be released in 2023, Pearl Abyss has missed an important moment to draw attention to it. Currently, the G-Star is taking place, the largest gaming fair in Korea.
The release date was only mentioned during the call. There was also a curious moment where in a presentation by Pearl Abyss a few days before the fair old assets of Crimson Desert were used, which still had the word “MMORPG” visible. This sparked discussions ion reddit, because Pearl Abyss has only referred to the game as a multiplayer open-world action-adventure.
What do you think about Crimson Desert? Do the visuals and the concept appeal to you? Or do you exclusively need a full-fledged MMORPG? Feel free to write it in the comments.
By the way, you can find out which MMORPGs are still set to be released in 2023 here:
As a new player in Destiny 2, everything is great. One discovers the worlds, finds cool weapons, and has a ton of tasks ahead to become stronger. But then begins what eventually befalls all Destiny players: The more familiar you become with Bungie’s loot-shooter, the more it starts to annoy you. That is exactly the moment when you have understood Destiny 2.
The exciting beginnings: I remember well my first experience in Destiny 2. It was the recommendation of a long-time friend. So I tried out this new loot-shooter for me, when it could be explored for free during Forsaken.
My initial entry into the game was not New Light, but still one of those captivating stories, as only Bungie can tell. I had to face my fate in the Red War, where I was robbed of the Light and thus my powers by a power-hungry Cabal named Ghaul.
Above me was the giant sphere, of which I also had no idea what or who it exactly was. But that didn’t matter, because it needed my help after all.
In earlier times, the Traveler was still destroyed and debris orbited it.
Without Light, I grabbed loot everywhere with shining eyes and found everything completely fantastic.
There was much to do while small text snippets and voice lines painted a picture of the present and the task of my own character.
Every new weapon, especially Exotic ones, feels great, rounded off by a unique sound and a distinctive shooting behavior.
Destiny 2 also has beautifully designed worlds. Every corner of the game needs to be explored in detail.
This is how many hours pass in Destiny 2, where you can easily forget the time. For a while, this goes excellently, and you are completely satisfied.
The repetition of endgame activities because that’s boring and no longer provides a challenge.
The drop chance of 0.000000001% for the new raid exotic, which still doesn’t appear after the 50th run.
The PvP, because it has an unbalanced meta along with matchmaking issues, spam of abilities, and cheaters are common.
The fact that at Bungie it can sometimes take quite a long time to formulate and prepare effective changes for annoying problems.
By now, the beautiful worlds and even the wonderful music of Destiny 2 have become secondary. The exciting feeling of curiosity and discovery gives way to disenchantment, and you forget what you once loved about Destiny 2.
Once, old DLC content was still frequently moved into the content vault in Destiny 2.
As a Destiny veteran, it is now essential to loudly complain that there is too little and incorrect content, hardly any attention to major problems of the game is present, and a significant cheating problem exists. Then fatigue sets in. You get tired of the champions and the artificial difficulty during leveling or in activities makes things no better.
Shortly thereafter, you vent your frustration in one of the Destiny communities to come to the conclusion with other players, “I hate Destiny 2!”.
If you feel the same way: no worries! This is the usual pattern that many players in Destiny who have been around for a while experience at least once. And it is also the best sign that you are about to fully understand the bizarre ups and downs of gameplay in Destiny 2.
Destiny 2 gets so much criticism because it is good
At the farm with Tyra’s chickens, Cayde-6’s best friend would have felt right at home.
Destiny 2 is not free of problems. It is also not at the top of gaming charts or the most streamed games. Nevertheless, the game has quietly simmered in the background as a top-10 shooter for years because developer Bungie is very good at what it does.
Destiny 2 weapons are not only fun but also fun to earn.
Characters can be customized in many ways, from their appearance to armor synthesis – players like how their characters look and behave.
The graphics of Destiny 2 are among the best I know.
Sound is also special in Destiny 2. There are many outstanding scores.
Exciting and deep lore stories that also contain personal experiences of well-known NPCs, where you support or let your favorites go.
Destiny 2 is also a game where being with friends and especially improving together is important.
Supported by Bungie, great community-created companion apps have emerged, which have improved quality of life.
However, these things are sometimes best recognized when you demonize the game or have taken a little break from it. Interestingly, it is like the story of Destiny itself: It is about two sides of a coin of light and shadow, with which you, as a Destiny player, constantly have to deal.
The return to Destiny 2 is never completely excluded: At some point, Bungie announces a new interesting seasonal story mission. Maybe you also learned that the big saga of light and darkness in the game is being continued. Or a friend asks you to join them for XYZ.
So you log in again and realize: Destiny 2 is like the well-worn spot on the sofa or your cozy favorite hoodie. You run, glide, or hover around a bit, and that feeling from back when you felt how good the gameplay felt in this game is back. Plus a few repetitive new tasks with new triumphs, stylish armor, and collectibles, and you’re back in the game. Until this cycle starts again.
So whoever has understood the “I hate Destiny. It is my favorite game.” syndrome will see the whole game much more relaxed.
My personal experience in Destiny 2 is not quite this extreme path. I think Destiny 2 absolutely needs criticism to develop further. However, I do without unnecessary elitism or a strong sense of entitlement.
A game that has been around for as long as Destiny 2 does not have to be outstanding all the time and deliver top content non-stop. Bugs and issues are found in other games too, and they are simply part of every game.
Moreover, we all want to play other games as well, and a little break, like the one we have just before the new Season 19, can come in handy.
What does one do when two teams from the same clan meet in the Trials? – Photos!
Friends are important for Destiny 2: If you want to avoid the huge rush from the beginning, I recommend joining one of the many Destiny 2 clans. I started my first steps solo as well. But after a few months, you need a fireteam or support depending on the activity, for raids and dungeons.
Anyone who is not a LFG team hopper like me and wants to constantly search for players online finds not only connection in a clan but perhaps also new friends. And in times when the game has little to offer, it is these groups that significantly improve even the most boring gamer days. I also find it great to hear about the experiences of new players and to support them in their quests so that they can understand the game faster.
Anyone who can enjoy the game with a little distance and takes a break from Destiny now and then gets along well with the current content that Bungie offers.
I, for one, am still very curious after 5 years of playing Destiny 2 how the journey of my Guardian ends in The Final Shape or continues. Even if I can’t imagine and don’t want to think about what it will be like when the light and dark saga is one day no longer there and officially ends.
Have you also imagined what it might be like when Destiny 2 is no longer there? And how did you discover Destiny 1 or 2 back then? Do you remember your first steps in the game? Feel free to tell us in the comments, and whether you play with friends or prefer solo.
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