To ensure you know which long-range weapons are top contenders at launch, here are 3 options including setups. One thing is clear: many in the community see LMGs at the top at launch.
Although Warzone 2 has not been released yet, the same weapons as in MW2 are in the game. Therefore, we already know which assault rifles are strong at range:
We have also ensured that the setups for the weapons were tested after the Season 1 update – as there was an immediate balance patch at the season start.
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 – Launch Trailer
CoD Warzone 2: Starter Weapons – M4
The M4 is your first assault rifle and is also very valid. If you’re jumping into Warzone 2 and haven’t played CoD MW2 before, go straight for the beginner assault rifle.
We have put together a setup that you can create with the attachments you unlock early. Adjust the setup once you have more attachments.
As meta contenders among the assault rifles, the TAQ-56 and the Lachmann 5.56 are considered – but LMGs are likely to be more popular at launch.
CoD Warzone 2: Starter Weapons – HCR 56
The HCR 56 offers low recoil and good control even at long distances. Among the long-range weapons, it is currently considered one of the top favorites among the meta contenders.
CoD Warzone 2: HCR 56 Setup
Barrel: Bruen Turaco 686mm
Optic: Schlager 3.4x
Comb: TS-30 Stock
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Rear Grip: STIP-40 Grip
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CoD Warzone 2: HCR 56 Setup
Barrel: Bruen Turaco 686mm
Optic: Schlager 3.4x
Comb: Bruen TS-30 Comb
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Rear Grip: STIP-40 Grip
This weapon corresponds to the AUG from earlier CoD games, by the way. At the launch of Warzone 1, the AUG with 5.56 rounds was the first meta weapon that found many fans.
The LMG RPK has a very clean recoil behavior. Together with the HCR, these two light machine guns could dominate the meta in the first days.
CoD Warzone 2: RPK Setup
Muzzle: Sakin Tread-40
Optic: Schlager 3.4x
Stock: Tactical Support Stock
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Ammunition: 7.62 High Velocity
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CoD Warzone 2: RPK Setup
Muzzle: Sakin Tread-40
Optic: Schlager 3.4x
Stock: Heavy Support Stock
Underbarrel: VX Pineapple
Ammunition: 7.62 High Velocity
The setups for the HCR and the RPK are recommendations from the Warzone YouTuber “P4wnyhof”. He also shows adjustments for weapon tuning. Check his tweet if you want to tune the attachments right away – via twitter.com.
Although much is already being tried and speculated in the community, these 3 weapons represent a first recommendation for the release. However, how the meta develops remains to be seen.
We will keep an eye on the developments on MeinMMO and regularly bring articles with weapon recommendations and maintain a large list of the best weapons currently – as soon as the first meta weapons are known.
On YouTube, a Guardian showcased their special Titan build for Destiny 2. It’s not only destructive but also effective in Grandmaster Nightfalls. We will show you the necessary equipment and how to smash everything with your fists and a shotgun.
What can the build do? This build comes from gmeiners, a relatively smaller YouTuber. He provides the community with short but informative videos about Destiny 2, explaining things and bringing them closer to players.
This time, the YouTuber released a strong build for Titans, where you can destroy almost everything with just one hit, even in Grandmaster Nightfalls. We will show you the loadout for it.
Titan Build with Punch – What You Need
How to use it effectively? This build requires a little practice until you get the hang of the processes. But it’s worth it.
To unleash the true power of your melee attack, you must sprint. While sprinting, switch to your shotgun and aim at your Champion or Major.
It’s important now that just before you box your target, you perform a short slide animation, shoot your opponent with the shotgun, and then activate your Seismic Strike.
If you don’t slide just before your melee while sprinting, firing your shotgun won’t execute the subsequent Seismic Strike, as the shot will slow down your speed and interrupt the animation.
After that, you just need to collect your elemental sources, recharge your melee, and charge into the crowd again. With the harmonizing aspects and fragments of your Arc Super along with the equipped mods, you are well-equipped even in Grandmaster difficulties and can defeat almost anything with a single blow.
Here are all the fragments, aspects, and abilities for your Titan
For this loadout, you need the following:
Arc Super
Super – Thundercrash
Class ability – Thruster
Grenade – Storm Grenade
Melee – Seismic Strike
Aspect – Touch of Thunder
Aspect – Knockout
Fragment – Spark of Resistance
Fragment – Spark of Shock
Fragment – Spark of Reloading
Fragment – Spark of Feedback
Weapons – A shotgun with Double-Punch
Best as a Duskfield-M5 (craftable) along with an Arc weapon in the secondary slot
Why is the build so good? In Destiny 2, Titans often struggle to feel like what their class intends. A strong, unstoppable, and stubborn chunk that doesn’t stop for anything or anyone. With this build, you can embody exactly the traits that define a Titan. Additionally, the corresponding damage is impressive and even very effective in the toughest activities of Destiny 2, provided you are brave enough to get up close with the hardest enemies.
So if you’re looking for an aggressive playstyle, with a lot of brawling, this build is just right for you.
More on Solar builds in Destiny 2 can be found here on MeinMMO in our overview:
MeinMMO Editor-in-Chief Leya Jankowski is convinced: After Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, we will name the next main installment of the series an MMO. Because with the new multiplayer and systems borrowed from Pokémon GO, we are almost there.
I’ve dreamed for a long time of an MMO set in the Pokémon universe. I was born in 1990. This makes Pokémon the game of my childhood and has accompanied me for 25 years now. On Friday, November 18, 2022, the release of Scarlet/Violet and thus the 9th generation will happen.
The social aspects of an MMO make the genre so special and unique. This point has always been one of the most important components of Pokémon’s DNA. With the first editions Red/Blue, it was already possible in 1996 to connect your Gameboy via link cable and battle against others or trade your pocket monsters.
With slow steps, the franchise gradually developed more towards an MMO. With the internet, it became possible at some point to battle and trade with people all over the world. Markets evolved to obtain Pokémon with desirable stats or to catch rare eggs and shiny Pokémon – these are Pokémon that have a special coloration.
Somehow GameFreak, the studio behind the main installments, never managed to create a proper MMO.
Not even with the jump from pure handheld consoles like the Nintendo 3DS to the Nintendo Switch. The first Pokémon game here was Let’s GO. A clever move to reach the “Pokémon GO” fans:
The first and only MMO that has existed in the entire franchise so far is the incredibly successful Pokémon GO. Within 5 years, the mobile game was able to generate 5 billion dollars (via Sensor Tower).
All of this happens outside in an “open world”, where you can go anywhere at any time, with the most realistic graphics you’ve ever seen. Unless you’re under 18 and have to be home before dark.
The social aspects are immensely large in Pokémon GO. I know some people who regularly walk around the block with fixed groups to spin PokéStops and raid.
The CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, spoke in 2017 about the impact Pokémon GO will have on the future of the franchise. They were surprised by the success of Niantic’s mobile game back then.
We are only beginning to feel this influence now with the new main installments Scarlet/Violet.
Scarlet/Violet slowly starts to harness the power of Pokémon
The appeal of Pokémon has always been based on a strong community that bonds with the monsters. The idea of venturing out into the world, making friends, and experiencing adventures with Pokémon is what defines the core of Pokémon.
So far, however, fan passion has primarily taken place outside the games. The first step towards a shared experience was taken by the last generation with Sword and Shield. Here, co-op raids were introduced in the main installments in 2019. It was also possible to camp and chill with others here.
The most important innovation coming with Scarlet/Violet: An open game world with a minimap that can be freely explored in co-op with four players.
In a video, we show you what the multiplayer has to offer:
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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: How much multiplayer is in the new game
This time there is no fixed route on how you must march through the map. There are only three unlockable main missions you can follow. Otherwise, you can go to any region you want at any time.
You can take photos together with a new photo mode. There will also be picnics to hang out with your group again.
Throughout the game world, you will find tera raids, where you battle particularly strong Pokémon in instances.
There will also be time-limited raids with the spotlight hours to catch special Pokémon. The first tera raid event “Eevee in the Spotlight” is from Friday, November 25, to Sunday, November 27.
But unfortunately, that’s all there is.
The development towards an MMO is here, but it’s slow
The development since the Switch shows that with each generation, we’re now moving a bit further in the MMO direction. Especially the instanced raids and now the co-op explored open world are a big step for Pokémon standards.
The level of a Temtem is not yet reached. Just the immense success of Pokémon GO will push The Pokémon Company more in this direction. However, at the developer studio GameFreak, things are progressing slowly regarding modernization – but they are progressing.
What is still missing for me to call Pokémon an MMO are quests for which you gain a shared progress or PvP double battles in the open game world. A larger hub area where you can see and interact with multiple trainers all together.
But I am willing to bet that GameFreak is currently working on such features for the next main installment. It really is just one step closer to having a Pokémon MMO – if we don’t get that in the next main installment, I’ll probably start pulling my hair out.
The MMO potential of Pokémon has already been lying around for too long.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
This is MontanaBlack’s conclusion: Overall, the streamer did not want to complain too much despite all the criticism. The hotel and catering were good. He was also grateful to be able to experience something like this. However, MontanaBlack would not need to participate in this way again.
“You experienced it, and that’s the most important thing,” said MontanaBlack, and thus concluded the topic. He celebrated his own stream much more:
This is MontanaBlack’s conclusion: Overall, the streamer did not want to complain too much despite all the criticism. The hotel and catering were good. He was also grateful to be able to experience something like this. However, MontanaBlack would not need to participate in this way again.
“You experienced it, and that’s the most important thing,” said MontanaBlack, and thus concluded the topic. He celebrated his own stream much more:
On November 12th, after a 7-year break, the TV total Wok World Championship took place. Part of the team consisted of well-known German Twitch streamers. One of the streamers, Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris (34), drew an honest conclusion following his participation. Although he complained quite a bit, he also spoke about his highlights.
What was this event like? The Wok World Championship is a TV format created by Stefan Raab. Between 2003 and 2015, it took place annually, and now, after a 7-year break, the Wok World Championship returned to German television.
How did it go for the content creators? In addition to the Twitch team consisting of MontanaBlack, Trymacs, Knossi, and UnsympathischTV, there was also a team featuring YouTubers Papaplatte, Rewi, and Laserluca. The YouTube team was supported by the Wildcard winner Johannes.
Now, MontanaBlack spoke in a real talk about his criticisms and highlights of the Wok World Championship.
“It was awesome to be a part of it, but …”
In a stream on November 13th, the day after the Wok World Championship, MontanaBlack shared his conclusion. When prompted about his participation, he explained: “It was an awesome thing to be there.” Especially the time spent with the “guys”, the other participating streamers and YouTubers, seemed to have pleased MontanaBlack.
What were the highlights for MontanaBlack? For the streamer, the highlight was clearly the time spent with other content creators and people he only knew from television, like Evil Jared from the Bloodhound Gang.
MontanaBlack particularly highlighted a 15-minute conversation with the former “TV total” moderator and father of the Wok World Championship, Stefan Raab. Knossi apparently fulfilled a promise and ensured that MontanaBlack got to shake hands with the entertainer.
MontanaBlack also seemed to have enjoyed meeting Manfred “Manni” Ludolf from the scrap dealer series “Die Ludolfs.” Ludolf is a really nice guy and gave him an autograph card, which was also signed by the now-deceased Günter Ludolf.
However, after the positive start, a big “but” followed. MontanaBlack had quite a few criticisms. As one viewer noted, an event without Monte’s criticism is not really an event (via YouTube).
Much Boredom and Dead Time at the Edge of the Event
What bothered MontanaBlack?
Firstly, MontanaBlack felt that the time investment for “going down the track twice” was quite large. As he reported, participants were on site from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm, then had to reappear at 6:15 pm to put on their protective clothing. However, they had nothing to do until 10:45 pm, which is why he said he sometimes appeared so bored, according to MontanaBlack.
Additionally, he felt like he was put on display due to the long wait time. People kept walking by and wanting to take photos with him.
MontanaBlack was also dissatisfied with the way the internet personalities were treated. In the introduction video where the participants were introduced, there wasn’t a single clip of them. Instead, the YouTuber Joshua Weißleder aka Simon Desue was shown to familiarize people with the topic of content creators. This was the one person who represented them the least as streamers, according to MontanaBlack.
Moreover, MontanaBlack felt that the well-known internet personalities were invited primarily for their reach. This was then exploited by showing a long advertising block both before and after their departure, which wasn’t the case for other teams. In the end, he felt “quite made a fool of” by this.
Knossi and Trymacs were MontanaBlack’s teammates.
MontanaBlack finds the excessive advertising on television to be the “worst” part
The excessive advertising was also the point that seemed to upset MontanaBlack the most:
This is a point that really pisses me off about television. I realized again yesterday how bad it is. […] Dude, 15 minutes of advertising per hour, it’s really completely frustrating. This has upset me for you and for me yesterday. The way the advertising is shoved in, it’s really terrible.
“You experienced it, and that’s the most important thing,” said MontanaBlack, and thus concluded the topic. He celebrated his own stream much more:
This is MontanaBlack’s conclusion: Overall, the streamer did not want to complain too much despite all the criticism. The hotel and catering were good. He was also grateful to be able to experience something like this. However, MontanaBlack would not need to participate in this way again.
“You experienced it, and that’s the most important thing,” said MontanaBlack, and thus concluded the topic. He celebrated his own stream much more:
In League of Legends at the end of the season, the teams are preparing for the next season. In eSports, players are traded and given to other teams. The Spanish team “Team Heretics” has taken the opportunity and bought a spot in the LEC. Now they just need good players.
How is the team currently doing? Team Heretics won the playoffs in the summer of 2022 in the Spanish League and then participated in the European Masters. The EU Masters is a competitive league under the LEC and gives the best teams from the region a chance to prove themselves.
Team Heretics won the EU Masters championship with their old roster. Now they are playing in the Iberian Cup, which is organized by the Spanish league, for the title at the end of the year. On November 19, 2022, it starts at 6 PM on Twitch, and Team Heretics has the chance to finish the year with a spectacular run.
They have selected top laner Shunsuke “Evi” Murase (27) for their LEC team.
They also want to buy the First Blood King Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski (27).
What changes are expected in the upcoming season? One of them is K’Sante on the top lane:
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League of Legends: K’Sante Cinematic Trailer
A new team acquires one of the old hands
What kind of new roster is this? The team from Spain has assembled its roster from various players:
The top lane: Evi is the top laner from DetonatioN FocusMe and is joining Team Heretics. This makes him the first player from a Japanese league to be bought into the LEC. Evi also started with his team at the end of 2017. His iconic sign is giving a thumbs up to the camera when it focuses on him.
The jungle sees an old acquaintance: Jankos has been playing in the LEC since 2013 and has played for various teams. Most recently, he played for G2 Esports and nearly won the World Championship with the team in 2019. He has been part of G2 Esports since 2017, and there are rumors that the buyout fee from G2 is too high. Team Heretics wants to buy him for a sum of €100,000.
The mid: On the central position, Sol-min “Ruby” Lee (24) from the team “Unicorns of Love Sexy Edition” was the MVP of the Prime League this summer. He played against the old man’s team of NNO, which could no longer maintain as a 5-man team. Ruby will also play for Team Heretic next year.
Fresh energy for the bot lane: The ADC of Team Heretics remains with Jakob “Jackspektra” Gullvag Kepple (21). He started for the team at the beginning of 2022 and so far has a relatively short League of Legends career.
The supporter Mertai “Mersa” Sari (20) from Misfits Gaming is also moving to Team Heretics. He is known for his engage and tank support. Fortunately for Jankos, he does not play Yuumi, as the champ should be banned. Mersa forms the duo on the bot lane with Jackspectra.
What are the chances in the LEC? Team Heretics is trying to establish themselves in the European League of Legends league with their new roster. By acquiring 2 LoL veterans with Jankos and Evi, they have formed a very exciting team that wants to assert itself.
There is also great curiosity in the community about how the team will perform in the LEC. “veimiK” writes: “It’s Jankos again with an inexperienced bot lane. I’m very curious to see how it goes this time.” (via Reddit).
The question will be how well the established players can match up with the newcomers and play together. Jankos is especially known for his presence at the beginning of the game, which earned him the nickname “First Blood King.”
More news about LoL and the preseason adjustments at Mein MMO:
If they manage to synchronize well, this team has good chances in the LEC to make an impact. How far they will go is very exciting for us and the community.
Players in Valorant have found a trick to gain a strategic advantage in the hero shooter. By using long usernames, they concealed important information. However, the community reacts humorously and immediately finds a counter to the strategy.
What is this trick? Players use long usernames that exceed the name area. This obscures a strategically valuable piece of information in the match: the Ultimate Points, or Ult Points.
Why are Ult Points important? The display of Ult Points can help the opposing player to see through the strategy and actions of the enemy.
By looking at the Ult Points, one can see when the opponent can use their Ultimate. Accordingly, one might want to react with their own strategy.
On the other hand, the status of the Ult Points can help identify the position of the opponent. If their Ult Points rise without a kill or plant, one can infer that the agent is near an Ultimate Orb.
Here you can see a music video for “Fire Again,” the anthem for the Valorant Champions:
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Valorant celebrates with anthem the most important tournament of the shooter – fans praise the crazy music video
The community reacts humorously
How does the community react to the name trick? In a reddit thread, the user BrowningPraenomen posted a screenshot with the title: “I present: tactical usernames.” In this screenshot, you can see a Valorant player whose name consists of 16 characters covering the Ult Point display.
Users take it quite casually. Some joke about the long username or say that they won’t even pay attention to the opponents’ Ult status. Occyfel2 writes: “Am I the only one who doesn’t look at the ultra status of the opposing team?”
Some believe that behind the long name there doesn’t necessarily have to be an attempt to cheat, but many give themselves creative usernames just for fun.
User x412 writes: “I sincerely doubt they even thought about it. Breaking usernames has existed since the days of Quake. And why? Because it’s funny.”
Upset-Swordfish-736: “My friend has a name like this and it also obscures his KDA. It’s incredibly funny because the character limit is around 18 or so, but he somehow managed to glitch the game and has a 56 character name.”
Khadgar, Kalecgos and Alexstrasza show why we urgently need to head to the Dragon Isles in WoW: Dragonflight.
In World of Warcraft, everything is gearing up for the launch of the new expansion Dragonflight. A series of new quests in the game already make it clear that major changes are on the horizon. But why do we even want to go to the Dragon Isles and what is the issue there? A new cinematic with Kalecgos, Khadgar, and the Dragonmother Alexstrasza provides certainty.
Spoiler warning: The cinematic is part of the pre-quest for Dragonflight, which you can currently play in World of Warcraft. If you’d rather experience it live in the game, you should not read further.
Alexstrasza is in a pretty bad mood (and freckles).
So far, the visit to the Dragon Isles has mainly been categorized by Blizzard as “adventure and expedition.” Even though that is the motivation for many groups like the Explorer’s League or the Reliquary, there is a great threat on the Dragon Isles that once again needs to be dealt with.
Since “Legion,” Khadgar has retreated to Karazhan and is studying the ancient knowledge hidden in this tower. He has only briefly appeared in the Shadowlands, otherwise he has steered clear of “Battle for Azeroth” and “Shadowlands.”
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WoW Cinematic: The Unleashed Storm
Now he is being visited by the Blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. He reports that Furorion witnessed an ancient evil being unleashed on the Dragon Isles – the Storm Eater Raszageth.
Alexstrasza, Kalecgos, Nozdormu, and Furorion then discuss the incident on the Dragon Isles, as Raszageth wants to “free the world from the contamination of the Titans” – which means the annihilation of dragons and also numerous mortal races.
Raszageth is one of the “Primal Incarnates” – a particularly powerful proto-dragon that commands the storm. For a long time, she was imprisoned on the Dragon Isles but was freed (in the starting area of the Dracthyr). The fear now is that Raszageth will also free the other great dragons. Particularly the mention of “Iridikron’s Hunger” seems to frighten Alexstrasza – she recoils and winces painfully.
To face this danger, the dragon leaders are now trying to regain their old power of the aspects, which they lost at the end of “Cataclysm.” And to achieve this, they also need the help of the heroes of Azeroth – because they will inevitably solve any problem sooner or later in a raid.
More about WoW Dragonflight can be found here on MeinMMO:
The cinematic contains what WoW players generally like – because not only does “Daddy Khadgar” make his comeback and is likely to entertain players soon with quite bad “Dad jokes,” but it also gives a closer look at “Mommy Alex” – whose new model is received quite well by fans.
How did you like the cinematic? Are you excited about the Dragon Isles?
Houseplants are a popular enhancement in apartments. Now a team has presented a plant that is supposed to excel at one thing in particular. This sounds like the perfect plant for the gaming room, but the price is likely to disappoint many.
There are various reasons to have a plant in your apartment:
Plants improve the humidity in the air, as they release 90% of the water back into the atmosphere.
According to a NASA study, plants are natural air purifiers and clean the air of toxic substances.
Furthermore, plants are said to reduce stress levels (via ncbi.nlm.gov).
A company wanted to make houseplants even better and modified a well-known plant that many people like to have in their homes. However, the price for such a plant is not exactly cheap.
Genetically modified plant is said to be 30 times more effective than normal plants
What exactly has the company done? The team from Neoplants has taken the air-purifying function of a Golden Pothos and adapted it. They had to completely decode the plant’s genome. This was reportedly as complicated as building an airplane (via bgr.com).
By the way, the remaining functions of the plant have not been changed, according to Neoplants. The plant does not grow faster and is not more resistant to diseases.
What does this change bring? With the genetically modified houseplant, the cleaning effect is supposed to be much better than that of conventional houseplants. According to Neoplants, the Neo P1 is even 30 times more effective than the best NASA plants (via neoplants.com)
The plant is supposed to handle organic compounds (VOCs) much better, which are used in various products such as chemicals, cleaning agents, or building materials. A comprehensive list can be found at the Federal Environment Agency.
What does such a plant cost? The genetically modified houseplant is expected to be available for a price of 179 US dollars and, when available in Germany, will likely cost around 180 to 200 euros. Thus, the plant is significantly more expensive than a normal houseplant. For comparison: A conventional Golden Pothos costs about 10 euros at the hardware store.
More tips for the gaming room: That you don’t need plants in your gaming room has now been demonstrated by another gamer. The YouTuber has built a crazy gaming room for Star Citizen:
YouTuber HandOfBlood has fulfilled a big wish with his LoL team Eintracht Spandau. However, he wanted to do some things differently, including tackling the fast pace of e-sports. After a year, however, at least three players will be replaced. In a statement, he explains why this is happening.
What makes the team so special?
Eintracht Spandau wants to do many things differently than traditional e-sports teams. In the announcement in November 2021, they emphasized that storytelling should take center stage and that a real fan culture like in football should develop.
The goals of the team also include breaking the constant merry-go-round of player changes and working sustainably. Because for real identification, it is important to know the players and be interested in them.
Three professionals will leave Eintracht Spandau, and it’s still unclear what will happen with the other two. In a statement, HandOfBlood explained why these changes could not be avoided.
Learn more about Eintracht Spandau in this video:
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Everything you need to know about the LoL team Eintracht Spandau – in 4 minutes
Various factors lead to changes, even if they want to avoid them
Which players will leave Eintracht Spandau? Three professionals have already announced their departure. The jungler Obsess, the AD carry Kynetic, and the supporter Prime are leaving the organization.
It is unclear whether the other two players will remain with Eintracht Spandau. All five players had been given permission to look for new teams at the end of the season.
What does Hänno say about the changes? In his statement, the YouTuber emphasizes that Eintracht Spandau wants to continue to work sustainably and promote identification with the players. After all, they managed to play with the exact same roster for a year.
But there are also factors that the organization always has to keep in mind:
Eintracht Spandau has the ambition to compete in the EU Masters long-term. The roster must also reflect this.
The dynamics in the team must be right. If personalities do not fit together, it is of no use to put them in a team.
The players represent their own interests and also decide without the influence of the organization whether they want to switch.
There is competition that offers better contracts, especially abroad. HandOfBlood emphasizes here that while they provide good infrastructure with apartments, offices, cooking, physiotherapy, and coaches, the salaries only rank in the mid-field of the Prime League.
As a team in the Europa League, they are also always somewhat of a training club. If a player becomes really good, they jump into the LEC, the highest European league.
Hänno wishes for a beautiful culture of farewell for the former players
What else does the president say? According to HandOfBlood, saying goodbye to the players was not easy. He and the rest of the organization grew very fond of them. He hopes that Eintracht Spandau develops a special culture of farewell:
Let us develop a culture of farewell for the current and all future Spandau legends that also accompanies them to their future havens and provides them with safety and support, as if they had never left the district borders of Spandau.
You don’t even know how grateful our guys were, for example, in the Spring Split, when after a 0:4 start, they were not booed but cheered on instead. Such support is something these players have never experienced in their careers before. Something similar hasn’t existed in League of Legends esports so far, not even with KOI or Karmine Corp. Keep it up!
Who will be the new players of Eintracht Spandau? There are currently many rumors about this, but the YouTuber emphasizes that these are just rumors. The official roster will be announced on the weekend of December 16-18 at DreamHack in Hanover.
What do you think about the fact that changes are happening now? And will you miss the old roster? Feel free to write it in the comments.
There will also be changes to the roster of the team “No Need Orga”. Because the streamers will not be able to play together in the 2023 season as they did before:
Phase 2 has been running since November 16 and brings the “Callers of the Dracthyr”, the first combination of race and class. Additionally, the new zone “The Forbidden Island”, a new event, changes to classes, achievements, PvP, quests, and more.
Here in the overview, we show you the changes in detail and the patch notes in German. We embed the new launch cinematic here:
Then it starts: On Wednesday, November 16, maintenance work is scheduled from 03:00 to 11:00. In the B-Net client, Blizzard states, “We will perform scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, November 16, between 03:00 (CET) and 11:00 (CET). During this time, the game will not be available. CET stands for Central European Time, which also corresponds to German time.
Contents of Phase 2 – What’s inside?
In the following overview, we will discuss the biggest content changes. Afterwards, we will show you the patch notes in German with all updates.
New class “The Caller” & new race “Dracthyr”
You need to know: The new class and the new race are only available in combination. If you want to play a Caller, you must choose the race of the Dracthyr.
We have already played the Caller in a test phase. In the video, you can watch the gameplay with spells and movements:
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3 Minuten Gameplay zu Rufer, der neuen Klasse in WoW Dragonflight
In Phase 2 of the pre-patch for Dragonflight, this combination will be available for the first time for you, and you can create it after the maintenance work.
New zone “The Forbidden Island”
How do you get there? As a Caller of the Dracthyr, you start on the Forbidden Island. There should be many secrets from the past waiting for you. The black dragonflight used the island as a training ground in the past. Today, you can still see all the devastation.
In the following gallery, you can already get an overview of the new zone:
A view of the area of the Forbidden IslandThere is also something to discover underground in the new zoneThis is what the map of the Forbidden Island looks likeYou will encounter secrets from the past …… that are spread throughout the zoneWildlife of the Forbidden IslandWildlife of the Forbidden IslandWildlife of the Forbidden Island
New event: Urstürme
What is known? During the event, new quests and world events are available to you. If you want, you can participate. You will fend off the attacks of the primalists. The event serves to prepare for the launch of WoW Dragonflight.
New dungeon: Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
What is known? Anyone who has been in World of Warcraft for a long time already knows the name “Uldaman”. Queen Alexstrasza sends you into the instance to retrieve the memories of Tyr. With this, you have the great responsibility to secure the future of the dragons.
You can take a look at the new dungeons of Dragonflight in our video:
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WoW Dragonflight: All Information about the First 2 Dungeons – With Alpha Gameplay
The major changes are the new class, the new zone, the new dungeon, and the world event that you can all participate in. However, for many players, the important changes are in the details.
On the next page, you can see the complete patch notes in German for Phase 2 of the pre-patch.
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In Pokémon GO, legendary monsters are particularly popular among trainers. It’s all the more frustrating when you have to leave one in the wild. But that’s exactly what a player recently experienced. We at MeinMMO looked at what happened.
Which Pokémon is involved? In Pokémon GO, alongside common Pokémon like Bulbasaur or Pikachu, there are also so-called legendary Pokémon. These are particularly coveted by players as they are often stronger and thus good candidates for raids or the GO Battle League.
Normally, these legendary Pokémon, such as Mewtwo, can only be encountered occasionally in Level 5 raids or obtained from rewards of the GO Battle League from rank 20 onwards. But the Rocket boss Giovanni recently added a strong legendary shadow Pokémon to his team.
Since the introduction of the daily adventure incense, trainers now also have the chance to encounter certain specimens in the wild. However, such an encounter led to significant disappointment for one player. We’ll show you why.
Why a trainer had to leave Galarian Articuno
What is adventure incense? With adventure incense, trainers have the opportunity to encounter special spawns for 15 minutes once a day when they are moving. Besides various monsters that normally spawn, there’s a chance to encounter rarer specimens or legendary Pokémon, such as the Galarian birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
However, these encounters are quite rare and the chances of actually catching one are low. Therefore, trainers are particularly excited when they encounter such a specimen and certainly do not want to miss the chance to catch it. However, a trainer now reports that he had to leave a Galarian bird in the wild.
Here’s why he couldn’t catch the bird: As Reddit user daddy1973 explains in his post, he was using the adventure incense when suddenly a Galarian Articuno spawned. It was his first encounter with this bird, so of course he wanted to catch it. But it simply wasn’t possible.
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As seen in his picture, the legendary Pokémon spawned directly at a PokéStop. Thus, clicking on it was impossible, even by spinning and zooming, which left daddy1973 with no choice but to leave the rare Galarian Pokémon behind.
He disappointingly wrote on Reddit: “I saw my first Galarian Articuno today. It spawned directly in this PokéStop. I could neither click on it by zooming nor by spinning.”
By the way: A trainer reveals a supposed trick in Pokémon GO for catching the Galarian birds:
The post by daddy1973 has caused quite a stir on Reddit. As of now (November 16, 2022, 10:00), it already has more than 1,200 upvotes. The comments also indicate that other trainers have had similar issues with their spawns (via reddit.com):
slipperyp: “There are a number of posts warning about this issue. I don’t know if it can be practically prevented, but you’re not the first person to experience this spawn at a location that overlaps with a gym/a stop that seems unreachable.”
jedispyder: “I experienced that in another Pokémon, and when I caught that Pokémon, it despawned (I tried several times to click around the other Pokémon before I attempted to quickly catch it, how foolish of me).”
nmrnmrnmr: “I hate that. This hasn’t happened to me with these particular ones, but definitely with another. If it’s something you really want, it’s super frustrating.”
Other trainers are trying to cheer up daddy1973 by reminding him how poor the catch rates of the Galarian birds are. Whosdaman writes, for example (via reddit.com): “If it makes you feel better, it would have run away anyway.”
More issues with the Galarian birds: Another problem mentioned in the comments are specific loading issues. User OobeBanoobe points out that you should definitely download the assets so that the Galarian birds load properly while on the go.
He himself has experienced that he only saw a shimmering light and the spawn eventually disappeared because the Pokémon couldn’t load in time. He writes:
Another issue to be warned about, which your post reminded me of, is downloading all assets in the area of advanced settings. I recently activated a daily incense and was 99% sure that one of the birds would spawn as a glowing light while the game attempted to download the asset. The light despawned before the asset loaded, and I couldn’t tap on the light to bring up the catch screen. Once I was home, all objects were downloaded.
Whether Niantic will address these issues in the future to prevent such unfortunate spawns remains to be seen. If there’s new information, you will find it here at MeinMMO.
Have you also experienced such spawns that you couldn’t click on because they were blocked by a PokéStop? And have you found a way to catch them anyway? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and share your thoughts with other trainers on this topic.
He himself has experienced that he only saw a shimmering light and the spawn eventually disappeared because the Pokémon couldn’t load in time. He writes:
Another issue to be warned about, which your post reminded me of, is downloading all assets in the area of advanced settings. I recently activated a daily incense and was 99% sure that one of the birds would spawn as a glowing light while the game attempted to download the asset. The light despawned before the asset loaded, and I couldn’t tap on the light to bring up the catch screen. Once I was home, all objects were downloaded.
Whether Niantic will address these issues in the future to prevent such unfortunate spawns remains to be seen. If there’s new information, you will find it here at MeinMMO.
Have you also experienced such spawns that you couldn’t click on because they were blocked by a PokéStop? And have you found a way to catch them anyway? Let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and share your thoughts with other trainers on this topic.
In WoW Dragonflight comes the Evokers, a new class and a new race. The two are inseparably linked: Every Dracthyr is an Evoker and every Evoker is a Dracthyr. In our guide, we explain what makes the class special and how to play the two specializations Devastation and Preservation ideally.
You start as a Dracthyr on a special island and begin at level 58. In the starting area, you can roughly reach level 60 and then start the content. Since Dracthyr are like the descendants of the great dragonflights, their abilities are divided into specific colors:
Red: Damage spells that mostly deal damage over time (“DoTs”) and area damage (“AoE”)
Blue: Damage spells that are usually strongest against 1-3 targets (“Cleave”)
Bronze: Healing spells that primarily aim to prevent damage
Green: Direct healing spells and healing over time (“HoTs”)
In our guide, we explain what makes the class and race unique, which builds and talents you should use, and how Evokers play in combat. Keep in mind: With the new talent system of Dragonflight, you have the chance to test dozens of different builds or tweak nuances to find your playstyle.
Our guide is primarily a guideline and a helpful resource to get as an Evoker and mainly serves to learn the class. In our special, you will also find all the info on the Evokers of the Dracthyr.
You can find this guide along with many other useful information in the new GameStar special issue of Dragonflight, which MeinMMO contributed to:
What makes Dracthyr special? Sailing is the biggest feature of the Dracthyr. Like the dragon riding in Dragonflight, you can glide through the air and move using various abilities, ascend, or speed up.
However, you do not have momentum like your riding dragons, but rather a limited number of charges on your abilities. The cooldown of Sail only resets when you land again.
An Overview of the Evoker Abilities
What can Evokers do? As an Evoker, you wear chain armor and therefore share your loot primarily with Shamans, partly with Hunters and other spellcasting classes. You can wield axes, daggers, fist weapons, maces, staves, and swords.
You also inherently have 4 class abilities that make you particularly useful in a group:
Wrath of the Aspects: Increases the haste of all group and raid members by 30% for 40 seconds (Bloodlust/Heroism)
Blessing of the Bronze: Reduces the cooldown of important movement abilities of group and raid members by 15% for 1 hour
Hover: Allows casting most spells while moving for 10 seconds and increases movement speed by 30%
Deep Breath: Flies a great distance and deals damage to enemies along the way. You free yourself from all effects that prevent your movement and become immune to such effects as well as loss of control effects during the flight.
Additionally, you have access to “empowered” spells. These spells have a different effect depending on how long you cast them – such as hitting more targets or dealing more damage. One of the biggest challenges for new Evokers is to learn when to empower which spell and how long to do so, as well as when to use Hover.
Empowered spells cannot be cast while moving.
Which talents should I choose? The talent trees for all classes in Dragonflight are divided into a class and a specialization tree. The class tree usually contains talents that benefit every specialization as well as specific abilities for movement or support of the group (“Utility”).
Depending on whether you play the Dracthyr as DPS (Devastation) or healer (Preservation), other talents will be useful for you. In the respective guides for the specializations below, you will find selected talents that support your build. However, we will briefly explain some of the most important talents here:
Obsidian Scales: Reduces your damage taken by 30% for 12 seconds (1.5 minutes cooldown). This is one of your most important defensive cooldowns.
Renewing Flames: For 8 seconds, you will be healed for 100% of the damage taken over the past 8 seconds (1.5 minutes cooldown). This is your second defensive cooldown.
Interrupt: Interrupts the casting of enemy spells
Time Pressure: The next empowered spell is cast at maximum level
Tyrannical Roar: Enemies in a cone in front of you suffer 50% increased loss of control effects for 10 seconds
Nullify: Deals a large amount of damage to absorption shields
Zephyr: You and 4 nearby allies within 20 meters take 20% less damage from area attacks for the next 8 seconds and move 30% faster
Time Spiral: You and allies can use a major movement ability once in the next 10 seconds, even if it’s currently not available
The Season of Mastery in World of Warcraft Classic is coming to an end. Blizzard is shutting down the servers – we reveal what will happen to your characters.
A very special version of World of Warcraft will soon be leaving us forever. Blizzard has announced that the “Season of Mastery” is coming to an end, and thus the associated realms will be shut down. In the future, it will no longer be possible to play the Season of Mastery in WoW Classic. But don’t worry: You can save your characters to other realms.
What was the Season of Mastery? The Season of Mastery was something like a “WoW Classic+” – that is, the “old” World of Warcraft with some adjustments. For example, there was a faster leveling phase, but raid bosses were significantly more difficult, and the especially powerful world buffs could not even be taken into raids. Everything was a bit more tailored to the modern WoW while not completely losing sight of the classic WoW experience.
However, it was clear from the beginning that this is a “season” – only a temporary affair. Exactly this ending is now in sight.
In the “Season of Mastery,” raid bosses were truly dangerous – most of the time.
Until when can you still play? You have a few months left. Blizzard has announced that the “Season of Mastery” realms will no longer be available for play “on or after February 14, 2023.” You can still access the character selection, but the “enter world” button is grayed out – the game world can no longer be accessed.
So, just in time for Valentine’s Day, it will be time to find a new gaming love to fill the void that the “Season of Mastery” will surely leave for some.
More about WoW Classic and Retail can be found here:
What happens to the characters? Your Season of Mastery characters will still be retained after February 14. You can transfer them for free to another realm with the same rules (Normal or PvP). You can choose whether you want to go to a “Classic Era” realm or one from Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
The free transfers have been available for a few days now. You can take advantage of them immediately to “save” your characters to another realm.
However, Blizzard has already announced that the characters will not be kept forever. If you don’t want to find out one day in surprise that your season characters have completely disappeared, you should make use of the character transfer within the next few months.
Fortunately, there are still other WoW variants – whether Classic or Dragonflight.
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The Valorant pro Sasaki “Fisker” Hideki was one of the players in the Japanese esports team FAV. However, their paths separated at the end of October. The reason was that Fisker had been seeing another woman. The team apparently did not approve of this.
Who is the pro? Fisker, who had been playing for FAV since 2020, could only achieve limited success with his team. In the Japanese tournament “eGG esports challenge,” FAV placed 2nd, earning a prize of 300,000 yen (approximately 2,000 euros).
With the team Crazy Raccoons, Fisker also participated in international tournaments, where the team was eliminated in the group stage. Nevertheless, Fisker is considered one of the idols for Valorant esports fans in Japan.
What did Fisker do? As the Japanese magazine Shūkan Bunshun reports, Fisker is said to have had several arguments with his team. These reportedly revolved around “issues with women.”
Fisker is said to have cheated on his wife, with whom he had a two-year-old child at the time and who was pregnant with a second child. He reportedly confessed to some of his teammates about the infidelity.
The pro initially denied the allegations but admitted at the end of October that he had been seeing another woman. As a result, he was excluded from the team management (via Twitter).
Valorant is making significant efforts in esports. The most important tournament has even received its own anthem:
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Pro team kicks Fisker out, another team does not want him
FAV accuses Fisker of adultery as “breach of contract,” which is why the team separated from the pro. However, Fisker explained in a statement on Twitter that he and his wife had actually been separated for some time. They had even considered a formal divorce.
Nevertheless, the pro regrets disappointing his fans. According to reports, he had originally planned to continue in Japanese esports and play for the FENNEL team in the future. However, FENNEL stated in a statement (via Twitter) that it had no interest in signing Fisker.
Fisker currently has no plans to end his career, but is currently teamless. As the pro is half-Brazilian and speaks Portuguese, his career could also continue in another country.
Excluding someone completely from teams due to adultery is rather rare in the West. Whether Fisker can continue his career remains uncertain. There have already been significantly more tragic cases:
The Twitch streamer Dinossindgeil has taken on a very special challenge. He wanted to play through seven games from FromSoftware in a row without being hit even once. Now he has achieved this perfect run and even broke down in tears of joy at the end.
What was this challenge about?
The Twitch streamer played Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring in a row, without being hit once.
However, whenever he was hit by any enemy, he had to start over from the beginning with all games. This happened to him multiple times during the challenge. Success counts only if he accomplishes it in a row with all seven games.
He started the project 120 days ago, and on November 14th, he finally succeeded.
After the successful run, he began to cry tears of joy and was embraced and congratulated by his wife. He thanked his viewers, who had motivated him repeatedly to master this challenge.
You can watch the clip here:
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A German dedicates himself to the “God Run 3”, but he is not the first
How did the challenge go for the streamer? Dinossindgeil is excited about the games from FromSoftware. His streams and videos revolve almost exclusively around them. He has frequently done runs where he completed individual games without being hit by enemies.
In July 2022, he began to take on the “God Run 3” challenge. This is the name given to the challenge of mastering the 7 SoulsbornekiroRING games. Since then, he has streamed for 120 days between three and six hours a day for this challenge.
There were many deaths along the way, causing him to restart the challenge. One of the funniest moments struck him in early November, where he thought he was safe and briefly did not have his hands on the keyboard.
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The effort to master the God Run 3 was immense, and thus he is correspondingly happy and relieved at the end of the run. By the way, the reason he is missing health points is quite simple: he was not hit by the enemy but consciously took falling damage to activate an item.
Dinossindgeil is, by the way, a German, even though he usually speaks English in his livestreams and YouTube videos.
What do you think of this special success? Could you imagine investing weeks to master such a run?
By the way, some Germans have a soft spot for the games from FromSoftware. The German speedrunner Muftaay has set several world records. We interviewed him:
The 2nd part of the pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is live. This comes with a massive nerf to your gold earnings – the “fat times” are over for now.
In World of Warcraft, the 2nd part of the pre-patch for the new expansion “Dragonflight” is now live. While everyone is busy trying out the new class “Evoker” and clicking through the countless customizations of the Dracthyr, friends of easy gold farming are shedding some tears. Blizzard has massively nerfed the simplest, yet fairly solid gold income.
What has changed? With the 2nd phase of the pre-patch, Blizzard has massively nerfed the gold earnings from gold missions at your covenant’s mission table. “Massively” means in this case a reduction of over 90%.
Missions that previously granted 300 to 400 gold now reward a pitiful 20 to 30 gold. Such a low profit makes starting the mission hardly worth it.
Two images from the site wowhead show the “before and after” comparison:
So much gold was there before the nerf … … and so little afterwards.
How much could one earn? It mainly depends on how many characters someone had at level 60 and how much time one wanted to invest. If one logged in only once per day, there was between 1,000 and 1,500 gold, while logging in twice daily could even yield 2,000 to 2,500 gold – for each 30-60 seconds of effort that was largely automated by an addon.
With multiple characters, the profit was correspondingly greater and could simply be multiplied. For example, if someone had 5 characters at level 60 and sent out all gold missions twice daily, they earned between 10,000 and 12,500 gold in one day – enough to finance the WoW subscription through the WoW token.
More about World of Warcraft can be found here on MeinMMO:
Why is Blizzard doing this? A nerf of gold income sources from “passive systems”, like the adventure tables, is normal – Blizzard has been doing this since Warlords of Draenor. Back then, the garrison was first weakened and later also the missions on the ship in Battle for Azeroth. The fact that the adventure missions from Shadowlands have now been affected has a simple reason:
For no one should it be the most efficient way to earn gold in old content. If old content is too lucrative due to gold income, few players would turn to the new content. Furthermore, it would be extremely annoying to have to travel back to Shadowlands every day to restart the “table missions” repeatedly.
Thus, Blizzard keeps players a little away from themselves – even though many now have to find a new gold source.
How do you earn your gold from now on? Traditionally by farming resources? Or are you an auction house mogul?
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 starts on November 16 and will be very different from its predecessor. All information about the download/preload, the launch time and the contents can be found here in our detailed release overview on MeinMMO.
If you want to find out if the DMZ mode is worth it for you, check it out here.
The free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone took off like a bomb in 2020. For 3 years, Warzone was fed with content, although the long support was not actually planned. This led to problems and the loss of many players.
With a second part, the developers at Infinity Ward and Raven Software want to do better. The experiences and feedback from the last years are taken into account in the successor Warzone 2.0.
We are gathering everything you need to know about the Warzone successor in this article. The article is divided into 5 sections, and with one click you can get to the information you want:
Yes, the new battle royale is again a free-to-play title and a part of Modern Warfare 2.
On which platforms will Warzone 2 be released?
Like CoD MW2, Warzone 2 also supports the old platforms and will be on PC. Warzone 2 will be released for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and on PC in the Battle.net launcher and on Steam.
How does it work with CoD MW2?
It works like in Warzone 1. You start Warzone 2.0 via the launcher of Modern Warfare 2 but can choose which parts of the game you want to download.
Also, the progression systems work together: account level, weapon level, battle pass – everything can be leveled in both games. Later, Warzone: Mobile will also be added.
What about the Field of View on consoles?
Warzone 2 offers a FoV slider on consoles. In Warzone 1, this setting is missing on PlayStation and Xbox, which is criticized by many players.
What about the anti-cheat?
The anti-cheat system RICOCHET is now a fundamental part of Call of Duty. Warzone 2 and CoD MW2 will support the system from day one.
Is there already gameplay of Warzone 2 to see?
You can already see a lot of gameplay of the new Warzone on YouTube. At the big event ‘CoD Next’ over 200 streamers were allowed to play a few rounds already.
In addition, another streamer event has taken place, where the new DMZ mode was also presented in more detail.
Warzone 2.0: Map, Content, Game modes
What does the new map look like? The map was revealed during the event stream “CoD Next” – it is called Al Mazrah and offers a desert flair:
The map is full of locations that remind players of old CoD maps. The highlights currently include “Highrise” in Al Mazrah City and “Terminal” at the Airport.
The following maps from CoD MW2 are also part of the new Warzone map:
Al Bagra Fortress
Embassy
Zarqwa Hydroelectric
Taraq
Sariff Bay
Sa’id
What content does Warzone 2 offer? Currently, we know of two major game modes:
Battle Royale
DMZ mode
It is also known that the small maps “Fortune’s Keep” and “Rebirth Island” will be completely removed for now. In Warzone 1, they will not be playable after the release of WZ 2, and there are no announcements regarding the small maps for the new Warzone.
However, we know that the long-mysterious DMZ mode is part of Warzone 2. This mode has similar rules to the hardcore shooter “Escape from Tarkov” or the PvEvP mode “Hazard Zone” from Battlefield 2042.
You start at one point on a large map and must fight your way to an exit. Real players and NPCs will make life difficult for you along the way.
Essentially, it is a CoD version of the popular extraction shooters that have captured the shooter market in recent years. However, we still do not have a clear idea of how DMZ plans to stand out from the competition.
What changes does Warzone 2 offer? The successor has redesigned almost all mechanics and is a whole new battle royale. The aim was not just to deliver a polished Warzone but to overhaul everything, improve it, and also incorporate player feedback.
Additionally, you will find the new gunsmith in Warzone 2.0, which is also featured in Modern Warfare 2. We have a detailed explanation about it here for you:
Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 are one game. Just like with CoD MW 2019 and Warzone 1. The two shooters also share new content such as weapons or season stories. As usual, you can level up the battle pass in both games – even Warzone Mobile is part of the level connection.
As both CoDs, MW2 and Warzone 2.0, share the same technology, the new features from Modern Warfare 2 will also be implemented in the game. Here are some of the most important mechanics:
Water becomes a core feature
Deeper vehicle mechanics
A new, deeper gunsmith
More movement options
Improved artificial intelligence
New equipment, such as deployable cameras
If you play CoD MW2, you will encounter the same gameplay feel in Warzone 2 and all the new features will also come to the battle royale. If you want to learn more about the new features, check it out here:
What happens to my cosmetics? Warzone 2.0 starts with an empty inventory. All cosmetics and contents from Warzone 1 will no longer be available to you.
With the quite extensive information, one can already get a good picture of what Warzone 2 will look like. We at MeinMMO keep an eye on the situation around Warzone 2 and will update the article as soon as there is new information.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is currently in its pre-season, Season 1 will celebrate its release on November 16. The Battle Pass is not yet live and much content will come with the start of the season – such as the Hardcore mode. What you can expect from Season 1 and when it all kicks off can be found here on MeinMMO.
Update, November 16: The Season 1 update is available – the content will go live at 7 PM. Once the patch notes are online, you can find them in our article about update 1.10.
With Season 1 of Modern Warfare 2 comes the largest CoD DLC of all time. On November 16, there will be new content for multiplayer, the Co-Op modes of CoD MW2, and the biggest chunk: the free Battle Royale Warzone 2.0 with its bonus mode DMZ.
We will list all the information regarding the new season as well as the download. With one click, you can jump to the section that interests you the most:
When does Season 1 of CoD MW2 start? The start is on November 16, it will kick off at 7 PM.
How big is the download? That depends on your platform again. Players report the following update sizes:
PC (Steam/Battle.net): approx. 32 GB
Xbox One / Series: approx. 50 – 60 GB
PS4 / PS5: 25 – 30 GB
The size of the download also depends on which parts of MW2 you have installed. All packs have been slightly adjusted – the fewer packages you have on your hard drive, the smaller the download.
Is there a preload? The preload is available.
What’s included in Season 1? You will find many details throughout the article. Here’s a brief overview:
2 classic maps
Hardcore modes / Tier 1
Combat statistics
Battle Pass
4 new weapons
Spec Ops mission
Raid – Episode 1
6 new operators
Seasonal prestige system
Modern Warfare FC
Warzone 2.0
Some content will only be available during mid-season. This will start on December 14 and is expected to include PvE raids for 3 players. More information about Warzone 2.0 can also be found in our video:
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CoD: Warzone 2.0 will be bigger and better – But there’s one thing you have to give up
CoD MW2: Season 1 – Season Content at Release
What content will be available at the launch of Season 1? It is now known what specific content will be available at the season launch. We will list everything for you with details.
Hardcore modes – Tier 1
Less health, hardly any HUD and team fire – many CoD players prefer things a bit tougher, but the hardcore options were not in the game at launch. They are coming with Season 1 under the new name “Tier 1”.
6vs6 map: Shoot House
As with the first season of CoD MW 2019, Shoot House comes into play. The map was brand new in 2019 and with its 3-lane system and clear layout, it quickly became a classic. One of the most popular maps back then returns with some adjustments.
Combat statistics
Currently, you can neither view your global KD in MW2, nor any other statistics. So far, you could only see your match KD. With Season 1, such things will be viewable.
Battle Pass / 3 new weapons
Modern Warfare 2 is now the fourth CoD in a row with a Battle Pass. Here, you get over 100 in-game items for around 10 €; however, you’ll need to put in a lot of playtime. There are also free tiers available.
For 2 of the free tiers, you will receive the new weapons: Victus XMR Sniper Rifle and BAS-P SMG (“Bruen Ops” platform). Additionally, you can unlock the assault rifle Chimera (“Bruen Ops” platform) through a challenge.
Spec Ops Mission
The fourth Spec Ops mission: One player sits in the helicopter above and supports player 2, who clears and searches through buildings below with NPC allies.
Seasonal Prestige System
If you reach rank 56, you will level up to Prestige 2. This unlocks challenges to grind cosmetics. You can reach Prestige 2 at level 100 and the maximum prestige level for Season 1 is Prestige 5 at level 250.
Unlike in the prestige systems of previous years, you can now “pre-level”. If you exceed level 250, you keep your progress directly for the next season.
If you want to see which maps are currently in the game and which have been leaked, check it out here:
When does Warzone 2.0 start? The new Battle Royale launches on November 16 at 7 PM.
Will Warzone 2.0 be free? Yes, Warzone 2.0 will once again be a free Battle Royale that you start through Modern Warfare 2. You don’t need to buy MW2 for this.
What can you expect?Warzone 1 was actually only planned for a year, which led to some issues in the free Battle Royale. With Warzone 2.0, the developers want to get it right and are simultaneously changing a lot of what made the old Warzone.
You will be dropped somewhere on the map, complete tasks, collect loot, and try to leave the map alive. If you fail, your collected items are lost. Not only NPCs will get in your way – real players can also target you.
When does the Battle Pass start? Together with Season 1 on November 16. If you purchased the Vault Edition, you will also level up a few tiers right away.
What is the Battle Pass? You exchange playtime for exclusive cosmetics that can only be obtained through the respective Battle Pass of a season. The pass is expected to cost 1,000 CoD Points (around 10 €) and lets you earn over 100 items, including cosmetics, but also XP tokens or CoD Points.
There are also a few free tiers that all players can unlock – including the new weapons. But most of the tiers are behind the paywall of 1,000 CoD Points.
However, the system has gone through a few changes, which we will explain in more detail here:
What’s included in the Battle Pass? Since this is the first Battle Pass of CoD MW2, we cannot say for sure yet. However, based on previous years, you can expect the following items:
2 new weapons for Warzone
A new operator
Legendary rewards upon completion of the pass
Many operator skins with missions for even more skins
Cosmetics such as calling cards, emblems, sprays, and charms
In recent years, it was always the case that you could earn more CoD Points than the pass cost. A fairly fair system, but it requires many hours of gameplay.
Who will be the poster boy / poster girl of Season 1? Each season features one or more operators in focus, who also drive the story forward. For the release, “Zeus” will be included in the game. An as-yet-unknown operator with a big helmet.
When does Mid-Season 1 start? The release is on December 14 and will bring, for example, the new raids. However, some content will already come into play before that.
What content will come during the season? Here, too, we will list all the complete content with some details:
Modern Warfare FC – In-Season
Neymar (11/21), Pogba (11/25), Messi (11/29) – the three famous football stars will come as operators into the game. Additionally, there will be a small event and a mini-game mode – more details will come later.
Assault Rifle M13B – Mid-Season
During mid-season, there will be another rifle for the “Bruen Ops” platform – the assault rifle M13B, which looks suspiciously similar to the M13 from CoD MW 2019.
Shipment – Mid-Season
The epitome of grind maps from Call of Duty and probably the most popular map in the Modern Warfare series. Usually, players can’t stand being on the small map for long, but many players still love it.
Raid: Episode 1 – Mid-Season
Not all details on the new PvE activity are available yet. The developers state: “Raids continue the story of the MW2 campaign and will be the ultimate challenge for trios with a mix of stealth, uncompromising action, and puzzles.”.
That’s all the current information regarding the first season of Modern Warfare 2. If you have any questions or want to share your thoughts on Season 1, please leave a comment on the topic.
On November 16, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will be released along with Season 1 of Modern Warfare 2. To ensure you are optimally prepared for the release, here you will find all important information about the download, preload, timing, and links to further information.
Who can start the preload? All platforms can start the preload. It does not matter whether you have purchased MW2 or not.
How large will the download of Warzone 2 be? Currently, you only have to download a little. If you haven’t downloaded MW2, the following download sizes apply on the platforms:
PlayStation: approx. 47 GB
Xbox: approx. 46 GB
Steam: approx. 25 GB
Battle.net: approx. 20 GB
If you have already downloaded MW2 with all packages, you will not have to download anything on consoles and only a few GB on PC.
Will Warzone 2 be a standalone game? Yes and no. Warzone 2 is a free battle royale, but it runs through the launcher of Modern Warfare 2. You do not need to buy CoD MW2 to play Warzone 2.0, but you need to have parts of it on your drive.
Here you will find everything about downloading Call of Duty: Warzone 2 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, the Battle.net launcher, and Steam. The preload is already online and MeinMMO shows you how to start the download.
On November 16, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 will be released – the new, free Battle Royale from CoD.
The preload is already online, the individual download sizes on the different platforms are known. MeinMMO shows you here in a quick overview what you need to know for the download:
The download sizes are comparatively small during the preload. Especially on the PC. It remains to be seen whether additional data will be needed at release, aside from the Season 1 update. We accompany the release with a ticker.
We embed the launcher trailer for Warzone 2 here:
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 – Launch Trailer
CoD Warzone 2: Download PlayStation
Download size: approx. 47 GB
Go to the PS Store and search for “modern warfare 2”. To the right of the button for “Buy” or “Download” you will see a button with 3 dots. Press the dots and select “Call of Duty: Warzone 2”. On the next screen, Warzone 2 can be downloaded.
Now download the full version and the Warzone add-on.
If you have already completely downloaded Modern Warfare 2, you do not need to download new files. The Warzone add-on was included from the start.
CoD Warzone 2: Download Xbox
Download size: approx. 46 GB
Go to the Xbox Store and open the search function. Enter “warzone 2” and the new Battle Royale will be displayed at the top. Click on it and select the tile for Warzone 2. On the next screen, Warzone 2 can be downloaded – you need the base game and the Warzone add-on.
Open Steam, go to the search bar at the top right and search for “warzone 2”. This will take you to the product page where you can add the new Warzone to your library.
CoD Warzone 2: Download Battle.net
Download size: approx. 25 GB
Open the launcher and check your favorites list. It is very possible that you already have the new Warzone 2 icon in the list. If not, press the ” + ” in the bar and add the game. Now you can “pre-install WZ2.0”.
With Call of Duty: Warzone 2, the free Battle Royale enters a new generation. Many things have changed, even the unique mechanics of the old Warzone have been revised.
